Swanka Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Swanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United States241:15,102,456529,929
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Swanka (13) may also be a first name.

Swanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swanka (Hindi: स्वांका) is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swanka? popularity and diffusion

Swanka is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Swanka live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname Swanka is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 49,703. Barring Botswana it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Swanka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swanka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swanka last name increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swanka Last Name Statistics demography

Swanka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $39,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwanka9234/
Swankay921/
Swankas921/
Schwanka86127/
Swanke83503/
Swanky83100/
Svanka8332/
Suanka8328/
Swanko8322/
Swanki8318/
Swonka833/
Swankhaus803/
Schwancka802/
Swatenkat800/
Swankie77572/
Szwanke77302/
Swanker77129/
Szwonka7790/
Swankey7725/
Shwanke7722/
Szwanki7718/
Suangka7716/
Suankha778/
Szvanka773/
Swhenka773/
Szwanko771/
Shvanka771/
Suankat771/
Swangqa771/
Swankee770/
Swankis770/
Schwanke716,718/
Suangkha71129/
Schwankhaus71106/
Suankhat7178/
Schwonka7151/
Schwanky7137/
Suankhai7137/
Svacinka7116/
Schwanki7115/
Schuanka7112/
Schvanka717/
Swangkoy717/
Swangkit716/
Swangkij714/
Swangket713/
Swatinki711/
Swangkey711/
Swankeer710/
Swonke67513/
Suanca67156/
Sbanca67123/
Suanke6736/
Schwanker6710/
Svonka679/
Schwancke676/
Svenka673/
Suanko672/
Svanke671/
Suanki671/
Svanko671/
Schwankje671/
Schwankie671/
Schwankes671/
Schwankee670/

Swanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swanka in the Hindi language
स्वांकाsvanka-

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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 Swanka
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