Swane Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 218 | 1:248,522 | 25,292 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| United States | 105 | 1:3,451,990 | 194,849 |
| Netherlands | 63 | 1:268,050 | 33,531 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Denmark | 42 | 1:134,398 | 12,049 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 171 | 1:293,677 | 23,423 |
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.
(Danish.) A swan. Swain, a youth, a servant, a herdsman.
Swane Demographics
Swane Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Swane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swane in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाने | svane | - |
| Swane in the Marathi language | ||
| सवाने | savane | 50 |
| सवाणे | savane | 50 |
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