Worldwide, Swane (Swane 
, Soang 
, Svane ) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Swane is habitual in South Africa, where it is a rare dominantly girly, but uncommonly masculine name, France, where it is a very rare female name, and Brazil, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in South Africa, India, and France. More frequently, Swane is the last name as well as the forename.