Swiegelaar Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

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

Swiegelaar Surname Definition:

“Musician” in Old Dutch, from “Swegele”, pipe made of willow or elder-bark.

Swiegelaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6681:81,10410,011
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Maldives11:404,1727,269

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Swiegelaar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swiegelaar occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiegelaar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 487,389th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Swiegelaar reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 81,104. In South Africa Swiegelaar is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 62 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Swiegelaar exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swigelaar95350/
Swegelaar951/
Swieggelaar951/
Zwiegelaar90572/
Swiggelaar9034/
Swigelar892/
Zwiggelaar80419/
Zwiegellar801/

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