Swaan Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2961:57,0519,820
Canada591:624,50251,218
Belgium201:574,83253,219
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Swaan (42) may also be a first name.

Swaan Last Name Facts

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

Swaan is most common in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Swaan.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 716,247th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Swaan reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Swaan is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 57,051. In The Netherlands Swaan is mostly found in: North Holland, where 36 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Utrecht, where 16 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Swaan exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Swaan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swaan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swaan surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swaan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Swaan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $48,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swahan912/
Swaain911/
Swaant911/
Swan8968,329/
Schwaan8341/
Swahane831/
Swain80670,180/
Swann8031,078/
Suaan801,331/
Swahn801,149/
Swane80797/
Shwan80307/
Szwan80271/
Swayn80266/
Swean8043/
Svaan8037/
Swaun8035/
Swaam8011/
Swhan803/
Swuan802/
Swwan802/
Jswan802/
Swajn801/
Swanh801/
Swanc800/
Schwahan771/
Schwan7311,581/
Swaine733,674/
Swayne733,643/
Swaynt7394/
Szwanc7390/
Shwane7365/
Swanne7340/
Swaink7331/
Szwand7324/
Szwant7324/
Swandt7321/
Shbaan7321/
Swahne7320/
Suaain7312/
Swwain7311/
Shwain7310/
Hswain736/
Szwane735/
Swacen734/
Swainn734/
Sbahan733/
Sweant732/
Svahan732/
Shwhan732/
Swanck731/
Hswang731/
Swwant731/
Swaijn731/
Swandh731/
Sswain731/
Shwank731/
Szwank731/
Hshwan731/
Shzwan731/
Shhwan731/
Swanhe731/
Swangh730/
Swajne730/
Swhank730/
Suan67117,418/
Svan672,475/
Schwahn671,494/
Swam67903/
Schwann67363/
Swon67344/
Schwant6796/
Schwang6786/
Sban6758/
Swasing6757/
Szwandt6747/
Chwahan6733/
Schwain678/
Schwamn678/
Swaytin678/
Suhahan675/
Svahane675/
Swanová675/
Suahaan674/
Schwean672/
Chwhaan672/
Shwanqu672/
Xwan671/
Swainne671/
Swaisin671/
Shwayne671/
Swachin671/
Swaicin671/
Swanova671/
D'Zwaan671/
Chwaane671/
Shwgain671/
Shsbaan671/
Shszwan671/
Hsuaain671/
Schwanc670/
Sweaten670/
Swausin670/
Schwaun670/
Shuahan670/

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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 Swaan
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