Shvak Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shvak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shvak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1361:334,72641,909
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Shvak Last Name Facts

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

Shvak (Russian: Швак) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shvak? popularity and diffusion

Shvak is the 1,348,199th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Shvak occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Shvak live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 334,726. In Ukraine Shvak is primarily concentrated in: Ternopil Oblast, where 66 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Shvak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shvak last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shvakh915/
Shvake912/
Schvak911/
Svak89158/
Schvake831/
Svakh8034/
Svake8020/
Shwak808/
Svauk803/
Svack803/
Svaik803/
Shvag802/
Sbhak801/
Shuak801/
Shvok800/
Shvakova77231/
Shwake7317/
Schwak7316/
Shveik7316/
Shwakh735/
Swhaik734/
Shwakt732/
Schvag731/
Shbaik731/
Szuhak731/
Suhaks731/
Shveyk731/
Chvake731/
Shwatk730/
Schuak730/
Shuack730/
Shvaykova71176/
Shvaikova7120/
Schwake671,725/
Suak671,460/
Shwaikh67203/
Schwack67180/
Schwaak67159/
Svac67120/
Svák67102/
Swak6796/
Svaková6756/
Svok6732/
Svakova672/
Švak672/
Schvock672/
Svax671/
Shveike671/
Swhaikh671/
Schuake670/
Schuack670/
Schweak670/

Shvak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shvak in the Russian language
Швакsvak-

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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 Shvak
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