Swarts Surname
Approximately 23,557 people bear this surname
Swarts Surname Definition:
(German) One with a dark or swarthy complexion, black.
Swarts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 20,035 | 1:2,704 | 340 |
| United States | 2,541 | 1:142,644 | 14,794 |
| Netherlands | 597 | 1:28,287 | 4,633 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,691 | 1:29,698 | 3,609 |
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.
Swarts Demographics
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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.
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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
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- 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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