Swart Surname

9,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,156 people bear this surname

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

Swart Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Swarthy, Dark [Middle English swart(e, Old English sw(e)art = Old Norse suart-r (= Ger. schwarz] hræfen wandrode, sweart and sealo- brún (the) raven wandered, swart and dark- brown.— The Finnesburh Fight, 69-70.

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Swart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa46,1041:1,175124
United States5,6671:63,9607,489
Netherlands5,1651:3,270280
Australia6981:38,6765,023
England6031:92,4019,913
Germany4751:169,48519,973
Canada3971:92,81010,160
Namibia3491:6,9041,351
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
New Zealand2041:22,1983,889
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe1431:107,96014,912
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
France551:1,207,686126,065
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Zambia331:480,30121,871
Chile271:652,46215,367
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Bermuda121:5,440820
Oman101:368,7975,193
Norway101:514,22941,629
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Wales101:309,45316,869
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Aruba91:11,4971,511
China81:170,915,1968,932
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Suriname41:138,1547,029
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
San Marino11:33,214932
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1721:42,8494,990

Swart (103) may also be a first name.

Swart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Swarthy, Dark [Middle English swart(e, Old English sw(e)art = Old Norse suart-r (= Ger. schwarz] hræfen wandrode, sweart and sealo- brún (the) raven wandered, swart and dark- brown.— The Finnesburh Fight, 69-70.

Untill a nation straunge, with visage swart.—Spenser, Faerie Queene, II. x. 15.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Black” in Dutch. Not to be confused with Zwaard (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One with a dark or swarthy complexion, black.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Swart Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swart is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swart? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swart is the 9,270th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,163 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Swart reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequently used given name globally, held by 103 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 46,104 people, or 1 in 1,175. In South Africa Swart is most common in: Gauteng, where 30 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 94 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Swart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swart has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Swart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Swart surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Swart are 12.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Swart earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning 240,234 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.53% more than the national average, earning R 433,752 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $44,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swarte91302/
Swardt91185/
Swarth9188/
Shwart9115/
Swaart917/
Sweart915/
Swartt915/
Swgart911/
Swarzt910/
Swartd910/
Swuart910/
Schwart83639/
Shwarts83148/
Szwartz8366/
Swaartz8322/
Swarttz8320/
Swhartz838/
Swarthe835/
Swartte832/
Swuhart831/
Swartch831/
Swartcz831/
Swarthz831/
Swardts831/
Swartsz831/
Shwartd830/
Swharts830/
Swarths830/
Sward801,861/
Suart80473/
Svart80358/
Swert8074/
Swort8035/
Sbart801/
Schwardt77611/
Schwarth7721/
Schwarzt7719/
Schwartd774/
Swaggirt773/
Schwartt772/
Swartchz771/
D'Swartz771/
Shwarthz771/
Shuart73793/
Suarte73328/
Svartz73204/
Svarth73142/
Svarts7393/
Swortz7390/
Suartz7363/
Sworts7349/
Sweert7345/
Svarte7337/
Zwaart7329/
Shwert7321/
Shbart7317/
Swardh7316/
Sworth7312/
Swardz739/
Sweard739/
Szwert738/
Swarcz735/
Suaret735/
Shvart733/
Swerdt732/
Swargy731/
Suarts731/
Zsuart731/
Szwarć731/
Swärtz731/
Sxvart731/
Shward730/
Suartt730/
Schwarttz717/
Schwuartz715/
Schwatrtz714/
Schwartsz714/
Schwartcz713/
Sschwartz712/
Schwhartz712/
Schwarthz712/
Schwaartz712/
Schwarrtz711/
Schweartz711/
Shvarts6712,827/
Schwert671,082/
Schuart67138/
Svartås6780/
Schvart6739/
Chwartz6734/
Shuartz6721/
Svarthe6715/
Szuhart6712/
Szwarcz679/
Schward678/
Shuarts676/
Chwarts674/
Shwerdt674/
Souhart674/
Shworts672/
Shwortz672/
D'Schwartz672/
Svairth671/
Suarthz671/
Szwardz671/
Szwerdt671/
Shvarth671/
Shwards671/
Sweirtz670/
Schwort670/
Swaurds670/

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Swart Reference & Research

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Schwartz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swart
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