Svab Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Svab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1571:127,88513,987
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Canada941:391,97434,739
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Austria351:243,29828,936
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
England131:4,286,005132,302
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Panama51:782,45211,059
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Švab (857), Sváb (434) & Šváb (1,456) are calculated separately.

Svab (15) may also be a first name.

Svab Last Name Facts

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

Svab occurs most in Romania. It may occur as: Švab, Sváb or Šváb. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 494,499th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Svab are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Svab is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The surname Svab is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 127,885. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bihor County, where 73 percent live, Maramureș County, where 24 percent live and Satu Mare County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Svab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Svab surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Svab earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 104.37% more than the national average, earning $101,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Švab92857/
Sváb92434/
Shvab894,613/
Svaib8957/
Svabø8940/
Svabs8916/
Sveab891/
Szvab891/
Svaeb891/
Šváb831,456/
Schvab80217/
Shvaib8020/
Shvabt8011/
Svahab801/
Swab751,118/
Svap75449/
Žvab75270/
Svob75219/
Suab75180/
Sveb7559/
Zvab756/
Sbab756/
Svav754/
Xvab752/
Svaf751/
Svób751/
Svabova7323/
Schvaab7315/
Schsvab731/
Schvaáb731/
Svova671,306/
Sbaib671,181/
Swaib67738/
Swaab67549/
Shuab67432/
Szwab67380/
Shwab67138/
Scwab6735/
Swaeb6728/
Svowa6728/
Shvabova6725/
Shveb6724/
Svaiv6719/
Svasp6719/
Svavh6710/
Shbab679/
Svaif674/
Swhab672/
Swaub671/
Shvap671/
Swabh671/
Svaap671/
Svape671/
Suaab671/
Suabh671/
Shvav671/
Shvob671/
Swahb671/
Chvab671/
Svobd671/
Sbahb671/
Swuab670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Svab
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