Shchvets Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shchvets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shchvets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1521:299,49138,253
Russia951:1,517,085103,451

Shchvets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shchvets is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shchvets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shchvets is the 1,022,958th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Shchvets are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shchvets is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 299,491. In Ukraine Shchvets is most common in: Mykolaiv Oblast, where 14 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kiev, where 12 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 38 percent live.

Shchvets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schvets9353/
Shchvits881/
Shvets8669,914/
Chvets8637/
Schves861/
Shchvetsova8473/
Schvetz80130/
Schvedt8060/
Shveyts8030/
Schwets8020/
Shchved8014/
Shvetts8013/
Shveits805/
Schuets802/
Schvies801/
Schvess800/
Schvetsova7817/
Svets7763/
Chves7742/
Shvet778/
Schve772/
Shves771/
Schuetts7545/
Schueths7516/
Schvette754/
Schweits754/
Schvetze751/
Schveiss751/
Schveitz751/
Schvietz751/
Shchvitsova741/
Schvedtsova741/
Shvetsova7130,668/
Shvetz71505/
Shvits7178/
Schved7165/
Shwets7146/
Schvey7136/
Schver7132/
Schuet7122/
Shvyts7121/
Shuhet7112/
Schues7110/
Schwet719/
Shvedt718/
Shveds714/
Shvesh713/
Shchue713/
Shbets712/
Shuets712/
Chvetz712/
Schvit711/
Shvete711/
Shveth711/
Shveys711/
Sveats710/
Schuetz676,772/
Svet673,942/
Schuett673,300/
Schwetz671,129/
Schwedt671,127/
Schueth67218/
Schweit67118/
Schweis6784/
Shvedtsova6760/
Shveytsova6758/
Schwies6757/
Shvayts6741/
Shvettsova6713/
Schweds6712/
Schvitz6711/
Shve6710/
Shuiche678/
Schveid678/
Chve678/
Schweth677/
Schvidt677/
Shchvedova675/
Shvaits674/
Schveiz674/
Schweat672/
Schwese672/
Schuedt672/
Schwess672/
Shwehet672/
Sves671/
Chvette671/
Schuhet671/
Schwetsche671/
Schwiet671/
Shouhet671/
Schwete671/
Shbeits671/
Schuese670/
Schueht670/
Schwehs670/
Swechts670/

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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
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  • 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 Shchvets
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