Swaak Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swaak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2241:75,38912,772
United States321:11,326,842445,236
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Swaak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swaak is most common in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Swaak.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 919,444th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Swaak is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Swaak are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Swaak is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 75,389. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 33 percent live, Overijssel, where 16 percent live and North Brabant, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Swaak Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Swaak earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 94.74% more than the national average, earning R 462,780 per year and in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swak8996/
Schwaak83159/
Szwak80369/
Swack80344/
Swake8056/
Swaag8043/
Zwaak8037/
Swaik8018/
Shwak808/
Swayk805/
Sweak803/
Swatk801/
Swakh801/
Sswak801/
Suaak801/
Swauk800/
Schwaack7735/
Shwake7317/
Schwak7316/
Sweaks7314/
Zwaack737/
Szwajk737/
Shwakh735/
Swacke734/
Swatck734/
Swhaik734/
Swaagh733/
Shwakt732/
Swatke731/
Suaake731/
Shwatk730/
Szwack730/
Schwake671,725/
Suak671,460/
Shwaikh67203/
Schwack67180/
Svak67158/
Swag6735/
Schwaag6733/
Swac674/
Swaikeh671/
Swok671/
Swhaikh671/
Schweak670/

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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 Swaak
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