Swney Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Swney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Swney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swney occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Swney occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Swney are found; 94 percent are found in Australasia and 94 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Swney is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 31,667. In New Zealand it is most common in: Waikato Region, where 61 percent live, Auckland Region, where 25 percent live and Southland Region, where 8 percent live. Besides New Zealand it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Swney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Swney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Swney last name declined 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Swney earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.79% more than the national average, earning $62,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swhney912/
Swny892/
Swinney837,426/
Swenney8377/
Schwney833/
Swimney831/
Shwhney831/
Swnie803/
Swnje801/
Swnhe801/
Sbney801/
Swnny800/
Sweenney775/
Swinniey770/
Swenne73303/
Swinny73136/
Swinne7366/
Swenny7319/
Swneet737/
Swneeh732/
Swwner731/
Swneer731/
Swinnie67220/
Swinnea67212/
Swennes67166/
Swni6710/
Swneeja676/
Swna674/
Swennie673/
Svne673/
Swnh672/
Swienny671/
Swneejh671/
Schwner671/
Zwne671/
Zwny671/
Swnj671/
Svny671/
Sbny671/
Swinnay670/
Suinney670/
Swenner670/
Swennea670/

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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 Swney
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