Swiegelaar Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Swiegelaar Surname Definition:
“Musician” in Old Dutch, from “Swegele”, pipe made of willow or elder-bark.
Swiegelaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 668 | 1:81,104 | 10,011 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Swiegelaar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Musician” in Old Dutch, from “Swegele”, pipe made of willow or elder-bark.
Swiegelaar Demographics
Average Swiegelaar Salary in
South Africa
R 293,316
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Swiegelaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swiegelaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swiegelaar is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swiegelaar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 487,389th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name Swiegelaar is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Swiegelaar are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 81,104. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Swiegelaar Last Name Statistics demography
Swiegelaar earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning R 293,316 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swigelaar | 95 | 350 | / |
| Swegelaar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Swieggelaar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Zwiegelaar | 90 | 572 | / |
| Swiggelaar | 90 | 34 | / |
| Swigelar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Zwiggelaar | 80 | 419 | / |
| Zwiegellar | 80 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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