Swaniso Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Swaniso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaniso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Swaniso (15) may also be a first name.

Swaniso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swaniso is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaniso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Swaniso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename in the world, held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 53,542. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Zambezi Region, where 89 percent are found, Kavango East Region, where 9 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Namibia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swanisa863/
Swanisha801/
Suanico71260/
Swanusa716/
Sboniso713/
Suaneso711/
Suaneco571/
Zuanisah5321/
Zuhanisa538/
Suhaniza531/
Zuhannisa5012/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swaniso
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis