Swak Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Swak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Swak (159) may also be a first name.
Swak Demographics
Average Swak Salary in
United States
$35,475 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swak (Hindi: स्वाक) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Swak is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Swak live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Swak is also the 727,628th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 159 people.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Swak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swak last name grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Swak Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Swak earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.45% less than the national average, earning R 139,140 per year and in United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szwak | 89 | 369 | / |
| Swack | 89 | 344 | / |
| Swaak | 89 | 288 | / |
| Swake | 89 | 56 | / |
| Swaik | 89 | 18 | / |
| Shwak | 89 | 8 | / |
| Swayk | 89 | 5 | / |
| Sweak | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sswak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swatk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swakh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swauk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shwake | 80 | 17 | / |
| Schwak | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sweaks | 80 | 14 | / |
| Szwajk | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shwakh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Swacke | 80 | 4 | / |
| Swatck | 80 | 4 | / |
| Swhaik | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shwakt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Swatke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shwatk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Szwack | 80 | 0 | / |
| Suak | 75 | 1,460 | / |
| Svak | 75 | 158 | / |
| Swag | 75 | 35 | / |
| Swac | 75 | 4 | / |
| Swok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schwake | 73 | 1,725 | / |
| Shwaikh | 73 | 203 | / |
| Schwack | 73 | 180 | / |
| Schwaak | 73 | 159 | / |
| Swaikeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swhaikh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schweak | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shvak | 67 | 165 | / |
| Swaag | 67 | 43 | / |
| Zwaak | 67 | 37 | / |
| Schwaack | 67 | 35 | / |
| Svakh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Schwadke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Søbak | 67 | 28 | / |
| Suake | 67 | 27 | / |
| Schwatke | 67 | 25 | / |
| Swoik | 67 | 24 | / |
| Svake | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sweik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Szwok | 67 | 14 | / |
| Swock | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zwaik | 67 | 8 | / |
| Swoke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Swagg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Svauk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Swaic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Svack | 67 | 3 | / |
| Svaik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shwaikeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swoks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swazc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szwac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swadq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swahg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwajke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwahck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sbhak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xwaqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwauke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schwayke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sweuk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swacs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swook | 67 | 0 | / |
Swak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swak in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाक | svaka | - |
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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 Swak
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