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
The surname Svalba (Russian: Свальба) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Švalba. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Svalba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Svalba reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The last name Svalba is most widely held in Latvia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 51,251. In Latvia it is most common in: Latgale, where 90 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 5 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Latvia Svalba occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.
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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