Svalba Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Svalba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 40 | 1:51,251 | 7,768 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Švalba (11) are calculated separately.
Svalba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svalba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Svalba (Russian: Свальба) is found most in Latvia. It may appear as a variant: Švalba. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Svalba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Svalba are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 51,251. In Latvia Svalba is most numerous in: Latgale, where 90 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 5 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Latvia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Švalba | 94 | 11 | / |
| Shvalba | 92 | 20 | / |
| Svalbach | 86 | 2 | / |
| Svalbe | 83 | 336 | / |
| Svolba | 83 | 37 | / |
| Svalby | 83 | 26 | / |
| Swalba | 83 | 0 | / |
| Shvalbe | 77 | 41 | / |
| Shvalbo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Svalbis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Svalber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shvalbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwalba | 71 | 30 | / |
| Švalbach | 71 | 20 | / |
| Swalbach | 71 | 12 | / |
| Schvalbe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sbalbi | 67 | 137 | / |
| Swalby | 67 | 49 | / |
| Švolba | 67 | 42 | / |
| Swalbe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sualua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Švalbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sualbi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schvallbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Svelbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cualba | 67 | 1 | / |
Svalba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Svalba in the Russian language | ||
| Свальба | svalba | - |
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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 Svalba
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