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

The surname Swane (Hindi: स्वाने, Marathi: सवाने) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Swane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 431,914th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 28 percent of Swane live; 28 percent live in Southern Africa and 28 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 485,722nd most widely held forename globally, held by 326 people.

The last name Swane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 248,522. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 49 percent are found, Limpopo, where 34 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Swane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swane surname declined 39 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swane Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Swane surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the 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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