Svalbe Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Svalbe Surname User-submission:

The Svalbe surname comes from the Latvian transcription of the German surname Schwalbe, meaning 'swallow'.

Svalbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2511:8,1681,185
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia331:818,05251,601
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Švalbe (9) are calculated separately.

Svalbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Svalbe surname comes from the Latvian transcription of the German surname Schwalbe, meaning 'swallow'.

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Svalbe Last Name Facts

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

Svalbe has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may occur in the variant forms: Švalbe. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svalbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 825,152nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Svalbe reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 8,168. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent live, Vidzeme, where 19 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Svalbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Svalbe surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Svalbe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.05% more than the national average, earning $65,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Švalbe949/
Shvalbe9241/
Svalber921/
Schvalbe8611/
Svalba8344/
Svalby8326/
Swalbe8320/
Schvallbe805/
Szwalbe77143/
Shwalbe7760/
Shvalba7720/
Scwalbe771/
Svalbis771/
Shvalbi771/
Schwalbe715,731/
Szwalber719/
Swalve67530/
Sbalbi67137/
Swalue6772/
Schwalber6756/
Swalby6749/
Svolba6737/
Swalwe6714/
Švalba6711/
Sualbi678/
Schualber672/
Schwalbes671/
Schwallbe671/
Jualbe671/
Swalba670/

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Footnotes

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