van Swaay Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
van Swaay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 128 | 1:131,931 | 20,423 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
van Swaay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Swaay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Swaay has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Swaay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Swaay? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Swaay is the 1,415,499th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of van Swaay are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Swaay is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 131,931. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 47 percent reside, North Brabant, where 23 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands van Swaay is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Zwaay | 89 | 11 | / |
| Van-Swaay | 89 | 1 | / |
| van Swaaij | 84 | 184 | / |
| van Swae | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Zwaaij | 74 | 17 | / |
| van Swet | 71 | 19 | / |
| van Swoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Sue | 63 | 1 | / |
| van Shue | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Suit | 59 | 1 | / |
| van Schuit | 53 | 1 | / |
| van Zui | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 van Swaay
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