Swanepoel Surname

11,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Swanepoel Surname Definition:

“Swan’s Pool”. Compare Poggenpoel.

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Swanepoel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa47,2011:1,148117
England4701:118,54912,057
Australia2591:104,23111,721
New Zealand2531:17,8993,141
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Zimbabwe1631:94,71313,461
Canada741:497,91342,460
Namibia681:35,4325,071
Botswana551:39,7627,636
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Swanepoel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Swan’s Pool”. Compare Poggenpoel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Origin: Dutch, Netherlands, Belgium.

Meaning: resident of Swanepoel.

Many Swanepoels emigrated to South Africa.

- mikeydino

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.

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