Swithan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Swithan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swithan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Swithan (28) may also be a first name.

Swithan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swithan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Swithan is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swithan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Swithan is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Swithan are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Swithan is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name Swithan is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Swithan is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swethan869/
Swithon860/
Swethane809/
Suithang803/
Sbitan773,181/
Switon77136/
Suitan7737/
Svitan7717/
Swetan774/
Suithasen754/
Sbeitan71331/
Swieton71287/
Sweetan7114/
Szvitan7113/
Swetham715/
Shwetan713/
Shuitan712/
Sweiton712/
Svistan711/
Suitang711/
Svitain711/
Swettan711/
Suithong6755/
Schwiton672/
Shwetang671/
Sweetham671/
Swettand670/
Suitheam670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swithan
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