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
Shwane is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shwane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shwane is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Shwane live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Shwane is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa Shwane is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.
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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