Swarts Surname

23,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,557 people bear this surname

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

Swarts Surname Definition:

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

Swarts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa20,0351:2,704340
United States2,5411:142,64414,794
Netherlands5971:28,2874,633
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Australia1121:241,03322,440
England501:1,114,36153,243
Wales151:206,30213,003
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6911:29,6983,609

Swarts (17) may also be a first name.

Swarts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Swarts Last Name Facts

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

Swarts occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swarts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,014th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 309,358 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Swarts are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Swarts is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Swarts is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 20,035 people, or 1 in 2,704. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Swarts occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

Swarts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Swarts has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swarts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swarts are 21.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swarts earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.17% less than the national average, earning R 177,828 per year; in United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shwarts92148/
Swaerts9230/
Swartzs9226/
Swaarts9226/
Swardts921/
Swartsz921/
Swharts920/
Swarths920/
Schwarts86246/
Swartz8366,759/
Zwarts832,321/
Swerts832,242/
Svarts8393/
Sworts8349/
Swards8345/
Swartx834/
Swartc831/
Suarts831/
Schwartsz804/
Schwartzs801/
Schwartse801/
Shvarts7712,827/
Shwartz77769/
Sweerts77313/
Svartås7780/
Szwartz7766/
Swaartz7722/
Swarttz7720/
Swhartz778/
Zwaarts778/
Shuarts776/
Shwartc774/
Chwarts774/
Swartze773/
Shworts772/
Swartzh772/
Swartch771/
Swartcz771/
Swartzz771/
Swarthz771/
Shwards771/
Svartse770/
Swaurds770/
Schwartzse751/
Swarz73153/
Swarc7326/
Schwartz71184,634/
Schuarts7138/
Schvarts7135/
Shvartts7121/
Schwartc718/
Sxhwartz717/
Schwartx715/
Schwards714/
Schwerts712/
Shvartse711/
Shwartze711/
Suhairts711/
Swartchz711/
D'Swartz711/
Shwarthz711/
Szwarc678,821/
Swords675,042/
Schwartze671,555/
Swertz67259/
Zwartz67225/
Svartz67204/
Svarcs67145/
Shwarz6799/
Swortz6790/
Szwarz6779/
Suartz6763/
Svartsova6742/
Shchvarts6738/
Švarts6715/
Zuarts6711/
Schwerdts6710/
Swardz679/
Schwarttz677/
Shwarc675/
Swarcz675/
Schwuartz675/
Schwartrz674/
Schwatrtz674/
Schwartzz673/
Schwartcz673/
Sschwartz672/
Schwhartz672/
Swarch672/
Schwarstz672/
Schwarthz672/
Schwaartz672/
Schwarrtz671/
Schweartz671/
Schwortzs671/
Schwaertz671/
Şvarts671/
Zswarc671/
Szwarć671/
Swärtz671/
Swarzz671/
Sverts670/

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Swarts Reference & Research

Schwartz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Swarts
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