Swane Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Swane Surname Definition:

(English, Swedish) Dweller at the sign of the swan; the swain, a servant; descendant of Sveinn or Swan (knight’s attendant); one who kept swans.

Swane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Australia1731:156,04516,383
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Canada441:837,40065,151
Denmark421:134,39812,049
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Norway191:270,64728,127
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India91:85,229,487684,495
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Swane (326) may also be a first name.

Swane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Swedish) Dweller at the sign of the swan; the swain, a servant; descendant of Sveinn or Swan (knight’s attendant); one who kept swans.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Danish.) A swan. Swain, a youth, a servant, a herdsman.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Swane Last Name Facts

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

Swane (Hindi: स्वाने, Marathi: सवाने) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swane? popularity and diffusion

Swane is the 431,914th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 28 percent of Swane reside; 28 percent reside in Southern Africa and 28 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Swane is also the 485,722nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 326 people.

Swane is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 248,522. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Limpopo, where 34 percent live and Western Cape, where 6 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Swane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swane last name fell 39 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Swane are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swane earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning 300,944 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.05% less than the national average, earning R 97,320 per year; in United States they earn 28.9% more than the national average, earning $55,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $52,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaney915,712/
Swaine913,674/
Swayne913,643/
Swange9197/
Shwane9165/
Swanep9150/
Swanne9140/
Swanes9137/
Swahne9120/
Swanie9111/
Swanee915/
Szwane915/
Swanez911/
Swaneh911/
Swanhe911/
Swajne910/
Swagne910/
Swan8968,329/
Sweaney83978/
Schwane83395/
Swanney83303/
Swannie83264/
Swayney83141/
Swainey8387/
Swaynie8380/
Swahney8345/
Swaeney8318/
Swannee838/
Swagner836/
Swayner835/
Swaynes833/
Swauner832/
Shwaney831/
Swahane831/
Swainge831/
Swainne831/
Swanets831/
Swaneyh831/
Swanhei831/
Swatner831/
Swaynee831/
Shwayne831/
Swangeh831/
Shwaner831/
Swayene831/
Swaines830/
Swayine830/
Swasner830/
Sweanie830/
Swaaney830/
Swain80670,180/
Swann8031,078/
Swana809,822/
Svane802,842/
Swani802,258/
Swahn801,149/
Swaan80408/
Shwan80307/
Sbane80280/
Szwan80271/
Swayn80266/
Suane80154/
Swany80123/
Swine8064/
Swene8058/
Swean8043/
Swaun8035/
Swanj8014/
Swhan803/
Swuan802/
Swwan802/
Jswan802/
Swone801/
Swajn801/
Swanh801/
Xwane801/
Swanc800/
Schwahne778/
Swangnet773/
Schwanee772/
Schwanet772/
Sweaneys772/
Szwajner772/
Swainney771/
Swaynnee771/
Sweatney771/
Sehewane771/
Swanne's771/
Shwayneh771/
Schwaine770/
Swayiner770/
Sweanney770/
Swathney770/
Schwanea770/
Swatnetz770/
Swangner770/
Schwan7311,581/
Swiney733,008/
Suaner731,036/
Sweany73970/
Sweney73817/
Suanes73810/
Swinea73432/
Suanez73426/
Svanes73378/
Shwani73285/
Swenea73150/
Shwany73147/
Chwane73126/
Shwana73111/
Swaynt7394/
Szwanc7390/
Svanøe7375/
Sweene7371/
Suanet7367/
Swinne7366/
Suanie7351/
Swanyi7350/
Swoner7347/
Swanay7337/
Swanni7337/
Shwene7332/
Swaink7331/
Swaina7330/
Swenie7327/
Svanep7326/
Szwand7324/
Szwant7324/
Swandt7321/
Swanny7319/
Suanei7318/
Svanne7317/
Suange7316/
Swaini7313/
Swwain7311/
Shwain7310/
Swanna7310/
Swanér739/
Suanne738/
Hswain736/
Svaney736/
Svange735/
Zwaane735/
Swacen734/
Swainn734/
Suaney734/
Jswani734/
Sbaine734/
Swahni733/
Swamni733/
Swonhe733/
Sweani733/
Shbane733/
Swainy732/
Swahny732/
Shvane732/
Swahan732/
Sweant732/
Shwhan732/
Swaani732/
Suayne732/
Hswani732/
Swaana732/
Swanck731/
Swoney731/
Hswang731/
Swenhe731/
Swiene731/
Swwant731/
Svhane731/
Swaain731/
Swaant731/
Swaijn731/
Swandh731/
Swanoa731/
Swasnj731/
Swayni731/
Svanhe731/
Sswain731/
Shwank731/
Zwwane731/
Suanea731/
Suanje731/
Szwank731/
Svaner731/
Svanet731/
Svaine731/
Swhani731/
Swonie731/
Hshwan731/
Shzwan731/
Shhwan731/
Szwani731/
Swinee730/
Swauna730/
Swangh730/
Swaany730/
Swaeny730/
Swhank730/
Swainj730/
Schwanque714/
Swangneat713/
Schwagner711/
Shwaaneeh711/
Suan67117,418/
Sweeney67114,391/
Swinney677,426/
Svan672,475/
Schwahn671,494/
Swam67903/
Suanque67456/
Sweenie67449/
Schwann67363/
Swon67344/
Swinnea67212/
Swayena67102/
Suhanea6799/
Swanich6796/
Schwant6796/
Schwang6786/
Sban6758/
Swasing6757/
Szwandt6747/
Schwaan6741/
Schwone6732/
Swonetz6724/
Schwene6719/
Swiyani6719/
Suannes6713/
Åsvatne6711/
Swahnaj6710/
Schwain678/
Schwamn678/
Souhane678/
Swaytin678/
Sbhaneh678/
Swayeni677/
Suhange676/
Suangue676/
Svahane675/
Swanová675/
Schwani675/
Swahani674/
Shwahna674/
Shwehne674/
Sueanne673/
Sweinie673/
Swayini673/
Schwean672/
Schwine672/
Swayana672/
Sweiney672/
Swineey672/
Hshwani672/
Shwanqu672/
Shuange672/
Swooney671/
Swannjt671/
Hsjwani671/
Xwan671/
Shwatem671/
Shwhany671/
Swijani671/
Swiyana671/
Swojana671/
Swahany671/
Swaisin671/
Sweineh671/
Suanett671/
Suaaneh671/
Szwajna671/
Szwoner671/
Swachin671/
Svagnea671/
Svajner671/
Svajune671/
Sweenei671/
Swehneh671/
Swaicin671/
Swannid671/
Swanova671/
Shwahny671/
Swonech671/
Swannoi671/
Chwaane671/
Swuhani671/
Shwgain671/
Shsbane671/
Zwayene671/
Sbhanea671/
Shwihne671/
Shswani671/
Shszwan671/
Shhwani671/
Swaanay671/
Suaiane671/
Suanead671/
Suanees671/
Swannay670/
Swattny670/
Sweanny670/
Sweyner670/
Sweeany670/
Sweyney670/
Schwanc670/
Schuane670/
Sweaten670/
Swausin670/
Suamner670/
Sweiner670/
Schwany670/
Schwaun670/
Swonner670/
Swieney670/
Sweanay670/
Sweeneu670/
Sueaney670/
Sweneey670/
Swuigne670/
Swheney670/
Sweynie670/

Swane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swane in the Hindi language
स्वानेsvane-
Swane in the Marathi language
सवानेsavane50
सवाणेsavane50

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