Svan Surname
Approximately 2,475 people bear this surname
Svan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 763 | 1:12,905 | 1,113 |
| Iraq | 466 | 1:75,154 | 2,502 |
| Syria | 343 | 1:56,271 | 2,769 |
| India | 273 | 1:2,809,763 | 86,205 |
| Cambodia | 210 | 1:73,748 | 2,132 |
| Denmark | 160 | 1:35,279 | 3,662 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Finland | 68 | 1:80,834 | 8,744 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Švan (64) & Šván (9) are calculated separately.
Svan (1,804) may also be a first name.
Svan Demographics
Svan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Svan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Svan (Hindi: स्वान, Marathi: वान, Russian: Сван) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Švan or Šván. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Svan? popularity and diffusion
Svan is the 173,581st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,944,463 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Svan reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 179,873rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,804 people.
It is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 12,905. In Sweden Svan is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 39 percent live, Stockholm County, where 13 percent live and Skåne County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 19 percent live and Syria, where 14 percent live.
Svan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Svan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Svan surname contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Svan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Svan last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
The amount Svan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning 328,406 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Svan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Svan in the Marathi language | ||
| वान | vana | 97.36 |
| वन | vana | 1.76 |
| वण | vana | 0.88 |
| Svan in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वान | svana | 63.37 |
| स्वण | svana | 32.67 |
| स्वन | svana | 2.97 |
| Svan in the Russian language | ||
| Сван | svan | - |
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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
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- 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 Svan
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