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
The last name Swarts occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swarts? popularity and diffusion
Swarts is the 23,014th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 309,358 people. The surname Swarts occurs predominantly 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 held forename worldwide, held by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 20,035 people, or 1 in 2,704. In South Africa Swarts is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 43 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Northern Cape, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa Swarts exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Swarts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Swarts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Swarts surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swarts Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Swarts surname are 21.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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