Sveta Forename
9,807th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 104,396 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Serbia
Sveta Forename User-submission:
Svetlana was introduced by Russian philologist and poet Alexander Vostokov in 1802 and popularized by another poet Vasily Zhukovsky in 1813. It's derived from the word svet, which means 'light'. Because of its structural similarity to a lot of established Russian female names and clear and beautiful meaning, it became popular.
Read More About This ForenameSveta Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 87,525 | 1:13,880 | 1,923 |
| Serbia | 100% | 4,354 | 1:1,641 | 317 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3,067 | 1:1,948 | 333 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2,259 | 1:4,269 | 773 |
| Nepal | 100% | 2,240 | 1:12,718 | 1,369 |
| Armenia | 99% | 1,176 | 1:2,482 | 419 |
| United States | 100% | 538 | 1:673,861 | 16,126 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 384 | 1:46,216 | 1,953 |
| Poland | 100% | 377 | 1:100,868 | 2,190 |
| Georgia | 98% | 323 | 1:11,574 | 1,003 |
| Germany | 98% | 283 | 1:341,618 | 4,192 |
| Egypt | - | 217 | 1:423,507 | 12,330 |
| Canada | 100% | 206 | 1:160,842 | 6,696 |
| Latvia | 100% | 134 | 1:15,042 | 813 |
| England | 81% | 119 | 1:467,251 | 10,167 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 118 | 1:385,592 | 1,868 |
| Estonia | 100% | 97 | 1:13,561 | 1,351 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 73 | 1:40,437 | 1,043 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 71 | 1:29,447 | 2,605 |
| Israel | 100% | 66 | 1:127,317 | 4,908 |
| Portugal | - | 65 | 1:160,167 | 3,695 |
| China | - | 58 | 1:23,552,686 | 60,593 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 51 | 1:4,773 | 557 |
| Kosovo | - | 46 | 1:40,466 | 3,313 |
| Greece | 100% | 42 | 1:260,346 | 4,693 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Moldova | 100% | 33 | 1:107,913 | 1,283 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 32 | 1:528,190 | 12,575 |
| France | - | 28 | 1:2,373,941 | 12,997 |
| Italy | 100% | 27 | 1:2,261,559 | 15,068 |
| Turkey | 100% | 25 | 1:3,112,068 | 17,810 |
| Finland | 54% | 23 | 1:238,399 | 3,800 |
| Croatia | 100% | 21 | 1:200,813 | 3,495 |
| Bulgaria | 83% | 19 | 1:367,915 | 6,773 |
| Mongolia | - | 18 | 1:163,045 | 8,219 |
| Sweden | 78% | 17 | 1:579,877 | 14,075 |
| Switzerland | 95% | 16 | 1:513,344 | 8,079 |
| Russia | - | 15 | 1:9,615,580 | 37,191 |
| Australia | - | 13 | 1:1,050,586 | 12,238 |
| Argentina | - | 13 | 1:3,290,249 | 9,899 |
| Japan | - | 11 | 1:11,635,096 | 36,893 |
| South Korea | - | 11 | 1:504,038 | 12,654 |
| Spain | - | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 10 | 1:562,757 | 6,675 |
| Hungary | 100% | 10 | 1:979,177 | 2,758 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 7 | 1:351,251 | 4,834 |
| Norway | - | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Vietnam | - | 5 | 1:18,524,623 | 4,897 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Czechia | 60% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Peru | - | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Chile | - | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 2 | 1:317,288 | 3,822 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malaysia | - | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
The alternate forms: Světa (1) are calculated separately.
Sveta (753) may also be a surname.
Sveta Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Svetlana was introduced by Russian philologist and poet Alexander Vostokov in 1802 and popularized by another poet Vasily Zhukovsky in 1813. It's derived from the word svet, which means 'light'. Because of its structural similarity to a lot of established Russian female names and clear and beautiful meaning, it became popular. The name is similar in meaning to Greek name Fotina, Italian Lucia and English Clare (Clara).
It may be shortened to Sveta, Svetka or Svetochka.
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Sveta Demographics
Sveta Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 80 (2014)
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Sveta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sveta in the Russian language | ||
| Света | sveta | - |
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