Swanepoel Surname
Approximately 49,337 people bear this surname
Swanepoel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 47,201 | 1:1,148 | 117 |
| England | 470 | 1:118,549 | 12,057 |
| Australia | 259 | 1:104,231 | 11,721 |
| New Zealand | 253 | 1:17,899 | 3,141 |
| United States | 248 | 1:1,461,528 | 100,066 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Namibia | 68 | 1:35,432 | 5,071 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Swanepoel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Swan’s Pool”. Compare Poggenpoel.
User-submitted Reference
Origin: Dutch, Netherlands, Belgium.
Meaning: resident of Swanepoel.
Many Swanepoels emigrated to South Africa.
- mikeydinoSwanepoel Demographics
Average Male Swanepoel Height
176.56 cm
Average Female Swanepoel Height
159.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Swanepoel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swanepoel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swanepoel occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swanepoel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,384th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 147,710 people. The last name Swanepoel is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Swanepoel reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Swanepoel is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 47,201 people, or 1 in 1,148. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 77 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Swanepoel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Swanepoel are 13.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.34% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Swanepoel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 63.75% more than the national average, earning R 389,136 per year; in United States they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $49,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $66,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaenepoel | 95 | 847 | / |
| Swannepoel | 95 | 27 | / |
| Swaneppoel | 95 | 2 | / |
| Swaniepoel | 95 | 1 | / |
| Swaneepoel | 95 | 1 | / |
| Swaanepoel | 95 | 1 | / |
| Swainepoel | 95 | 1 | / |
| Swanepel | 94 | 3 | / |
| Swanepol | 94 | 1 | / |
| Zwanepoel | 89 | 170 | / |
| Swanapoel | 89 | 5 | / |
| Swanepool | 89 | 3 | / |
| Swanopoel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swannepol | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swanepuel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Swanepoll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Suanepoel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Suanhaiphol | 60 | 4 | / |
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