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

The last name Svalbe occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Švalbe. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svalbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Svalbe is the 825,152nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Svalbe live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 8,168. In Latvia Svalbe is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 57 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 19 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Latvia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Svalbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Svalbe are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Svalbe
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