Shwane Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Shwane Surname User-submission:
It comes from the Kurdish word, shwan or şiwan (شوانی) which means 'shepherd'. There is also a village outside the city of Kirkuk in south Kurdistan which is called Shwan, and people who are from there bear the surname of Shwani.
Read More About This SurnameShwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Shwane (14) may also be a first name.
Shwane Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It comes from the Kurdish word, shwan or şiwan (شوانی) which means 'shepherd'. There is also a village outside the city of Kirkuk in south Kurdistan which is called Shwan, and people who are from there bear the surname of Shwani.
Additional info: Shwanis from the village of Shwan are also sometimes nicknamed Black Peppers ("reşe bîber" in Kurdish) due to their infamously hot temper.
- zheelshwaniShwane Demographics
Average Shwane Salary in
South Africa
R 133,812
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shwane is found most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shwane? popularity and diffusion
Shwane is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shwane reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shwane is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 14 people.
Shwane is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.
Shwane Last Name Statistics demography
Shwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.69% less than the national average, earning R 133,812 per year.
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