Swanevelder Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

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

Swanevelder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swanevelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6831:79,3239,816
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Swanevelder Last Name Facts

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

Swanevelder occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanevelder? popularity and diffusion

Swanevelder is the 462,174th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Swanevelder live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 79,323. In South Africa Swanevelder is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Limpopo, where 13 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Swanevelder Last Name Statistics demography

Swanevelder earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 116.37% more than the national average, earning R 514,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swanevelde951/
Szenfelder6731/
Szejnfelder642/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swanevelder
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