Swato Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Swato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Swato (43) may also be a first name.

Swato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swato occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swato reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Swato is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Swato is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swatos9118/
Swaito912/
Szwato911/
Swatoch8310/
Swatout831/
Swata80855/
Suato80107/
Svato8011/
Swatá804/
Swatosch77209/
Swathout773/
Swaitout770/
Svatos73582/
Swatha73270/
Suasto73168/
Swaita7319/
Swatta7318/
Shwata7317/
Szwata7311/
Swatah739/
Sweata738/
Suatos733/
Suatto733/
Svatoa731/
Swaata731/
Swoito731/
Suatho731/
Swatas730/
Swaithout711/
Swattha67101/
Sweitat6736/
Shuayto6734/
Sweatha6722/
Svatosh6720/
Shwatha6710/
Svatoch6710/
Swathah673/
Suastos671/
Shweito671/
Swadtha671/
Swoutoh671/
Swashta671/
Shwaita671/
Shbatou671/

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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 Swato
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