Swano Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

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

Swano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Swano (11) may also be a first name.

Swano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swano occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Swano live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Swano is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Swano is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 245,148. In South Africa Swano is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 95 percent live, Gauteng, where 3 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Swano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Swano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swano last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swano surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swano earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning R 233,424 per year and in United States they earn 42.12% more than the national average, earning $61,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaino9161/
Swanno9134/
Szwano914/
Swanou911/
Swanoa911/
Swaynos8341/
Swajnos831/
Swaango831/
Swangoh831/
Swannoi831/
Swana809,822/
Suano801,092/
Swono804/
Svano801/
Szwajnos77232/
Schwanot771/
Suanno73759/
Suango73312/
Suanoi73218/
Shwana73111/
Suanou7388/
Suhano7359/
Swaina7330/
Suatno7321/
Suasno7311/
Swanah7311/
Swanna7310/
Shvano734/
Swatna734/
Suanoy734/
Swongo733/
Swanas732/
Swaana732/
Suagno731/
Suanho731/
Svanou731/
Svanos731/
Svanno731/
Swojno731/
Swauna730/
Szwajnoch71433/
Szwainoch714/
Suannoi67134/
Suhasno6725/
Swahana674/
Shwahna674/
Suaynoi671/
Szwajna671/
Suannou671/
Suanheo671/
Swannah671/
Suannoy671/
Suanohp671/
Suanooy671/

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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 Swano
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