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

The last name Shvak (Russian: Швак) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shvak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,348,199th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Shvak is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Shvak are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Shvak is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 334,726. In Ukraine Shvak is most common in: Ternopil Oblast, where 66 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Shvak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shvak last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US 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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