Shvets Surname

8,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shvets Surname User-submission:

Shvets is a Ukrainian or Russian surname, meaning 'cobbler', someone who made and fixed shoes.

Shvets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine41,8641:1,08736
Russia22,4871:6,409809
Kazakhstan1,4531:12,1701,862
Transnistria1,3101:36210
Belarus1,2611:7,5351,075
United States5951:609,17549,462
Moldova3801:9,3721,578
Kyrgyzstan1581:37,8025,865
Uzbekistan1311:236,1007,794
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Israel251:342,30528,607
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
Azerbaijan161:603,07010,870
England151:3,714,537119,675
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Shvets Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shvets is a Ukrainian or Russian surname, meaning 'cobbler', someone who made and fixed shoes.

- deleted-173293

Shvets is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'cobbler', someone who made and fixed shoes.

- deleted-173293

It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'tailor's son'.

- yurii

The Shvets surname means 'sewer'.

- layladejager

Shvets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shvets (Georgian: შვეც, Hindi: श्वेता, Russian: Швец) is found most in Ukraine. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shvets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,138th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 104,236 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Shvets live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 41,864 people, or 1 in 1,087. In Ukraine it is most common in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 32 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Shvets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shvets surname are 11.27% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shvets earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schvets9253/
Shveyts9230/
Shvetts9213/
Shveits925/
Svets9163/
Shvet918/
Shves911/
Shchvets86247/
Shvetz83505/
Shvits8378/
Shwets8346/
Chvets8337/
Shvyts8321/
Shvedt838/
Shveds834/
Shvesh833/
Shuets832/
Shbets832/
Shveys831/
Schves831/
Shvete831/
Shveth831/
Sveats830/
Shvetsova8030,668/
Svet803,942/
Shve8010/
Sves801/
Schvetz77130/
Schvedt7760/
Shvayts7741/
Schwets7720/
Shvaits774/
Schuets772/
Shbeits771/
Schvies771/
Schvess770/
Shvedtsova7560/
Shveytsova7558/
Schvetsova7517/
Shvettsova7513/
Shved7316,303/
Swets73927/
Svete73471/
Svetz73300/
Shver73117/
Sæves7398/
Sveds7375/
Svecs7364/
Švets7354/
Shvey7342/
Chves7342/
Shvei7337/
Sveås7336/
Shuet7332/
Suets7326/
Sveth7322/
Shveh7322/
Szvet7321/
Shwet7320/
Sveet7319/
Svetc739/
Svyts739/
Shwes736/
Şvets736/
Shvec735/
Shues733/
Schve732/
Svess732/
Svits732/
Shvez732/
Sbhet731/
Shvee731/
Svett731/
Sveat731/
Svetd731/
Zsvet731/
Sveas731/
Svese731/
Svezt731/
Shvit731/
Sveit730/
Shvetova71142/
Schuetts7145/
Schueths7116/
Svetsova7114/
Shvesova714/
Schvette714/
Schweits714/
Schvedtsova711/
Schvetze711/
Shchvits711/
Schveiss711/
Schveitz711/
Schvietz711/
Shbeit67611/
Sve67222/
Svettsova67186/
Shweet67174/
Shwetz67169/
Svette6771/
Schved6765/
Sweats6750/
Shuett6745/
Sweets6738/
Shveid6736/
Schvey6736/
Swetts6733/
Schver6732/
Shvitsova6732/
Sveics6731/
Szvett6727/
Shveyd6723/
Shweth6723/
Schuet6722/
Shuetz6719/
Svetch6718/
Shvetcova6717/
Svesse6717/
Shuhet6712/
Shuits6712/
Shweit6711/
Schues6710/
Svejsø679/
Schwet679/
Shvytsova678/
Shvedd677/
Shwesh677/
Shvitd676/
Szuets676/
Shvech675/
Svedås675/
Sveitz675/
Shvidt674/
Suhete674/
Szvetz674/
Suheth673/
Sveise673/
Sjvetsova673/
Shbees672/
Shuete672/
Shveed672/
Shweis672/
Shuesh672/
Chvetz672/
Schvit671/
Shvied671/
Shoues671/
Suhese671/
Szvete671/
Svechs671/
Souhet671/
Shveer671/
Shbesh671/
Swetse671/
Shwete671/
Sveitt671/
Sveatt670/
Swhies670/
Shuess670/
Shvois670/
Sveett670/

Shvets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shvets in the Georgian language
შვეცshvets-
Shvets in the Hindi language
श्वेताsveta50
श्वेतसsvetasa50
Shvets in the Russian language
Швецsvec-

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