Svaerke Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Svaerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svaerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Svaerke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svaerke occurs most in Denmark. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svaerke? popularity and diffusion

Svaerke is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Svaerke live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark Svaerke is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 80 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent reside. Not including Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sverke9218/
Svarke921/
Svarki775/
Swerke773/
Sverkaj715/
Svarkai711/
Shvarki711/
Schwarke6759/
Schwerke6737/
Suehrcke671/
Schuerke670/
Schwoerke6360/
Schwarcke6325/
Schweerke6312/
Swarky6229/
Suerki627/
Swerki625/
Swerky624/
Shworke571/
Sweirki571/
Sweerky571/
Swercki571/
Schwearecke561/
Schwörke5349/
Szwarcki534/
Schworke532/
Schwärzke501/
Zbaherkyi501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Svaerke
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