Svan Surname

173,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Svan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7631:12,9051,113
Iraq4661:75,1542,502
Syria3431:56,2712,769
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Cambodia2101:73,7482,132
Denmark1601:35,2793,662
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Finland681:80,8348,744
Norway391:131,85317,004
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Iceland91:42,2322,922
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
France11:66,422,722504,397
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Švan (64) & Šván (9) are calculated separately.

Svan (1,804) may also be a first name.

Svan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svan (Hindi: स्वान, Marathi: वान, Russian: Сван) occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Švan or Šván. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,581st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,944,463 people. The surname Svan is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Svan live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in Scandinavia. Svan is also the 179,873rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,804 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried 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. Without taking into account Sweden Svan 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 frequency of Svan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Svan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Švan9264/
Svahn893,863/
Svane892,842/
Svang89844/
Shvan89516/
Svain89480/
Svean89148/
Svant8947/
Svaan8937/
Svank8925/
Svanå8922/
Svanø8915/
Svann8910/
Dsvan891/
Svayn891/
Svanh891/
Scvan891/
Šván839/
Shvhan80332/
Schvan80177/
Åsvang80126/
Svanøe8075/
Svamng8064/
Søvang8050/
Shvayn8022/
Shvain8019/
Svanne8017/
Shvant8010/
Shvand808/
Svaing805/
Shvann803/
Svatin802/
Shvane802/
Svahan802/
Shvang801/
Jsvand801/
Shvgan801/
Svhane801/
Svangh801/
Svanhe801/
Svaine801/
Suan75117,418/
Swan7568,329/
Žvan75290/
Zvan7580/
Cvan7575/
Sban7558/
Svam7534/
Jvan7534/
Svon7521/
Xvan753/
Svanova7372/
Schvahn7324/
Schvant7312/
Shvandt7311/
Åsvatne7311/
Svasing7310/
Sjøvang739/
Svahane735/
Schvank734/
Søjvang733/
Svanová732/
Shvahyn732/
Shvatin731/
Sjåvang731/
Swain67670,180/
Swann6731,078/
Suang671,708/
Shuan671,357/
Suaan671,331/
Swahn671,149/
Swane67797/
Chvan67577/
Swaan67408/
Shban67390/
Shwan67307/
Hsuan67282/
Sbane67280/
Shvanova67272/
Szwan67271/
Swayn67266/
Sbhan67261/
Svein67168/
Suane67154/
Suant67114/
Shvam6769/
Zhvan6762/
Sbant6746/
Swean6743/
Cvhan6742/
Swaun6735/
Sveyn6731/
Suann6721/
Zvane6720/
Schvanck6719/
Sbain6712/
Svoin6711/
Suamn6711/
Svanehed6710/
Sbanț678/
Zvang677/
Hsban676/
Ssuan674/
Szuan674/
Schvandt674/
Swhan673/
Shvahyna673/
Suand673/
Shvachyn673/
Suasn672/
Svaim672/
Cvaan672/
Swuan672/
Swwan672/
Suahn672/
Szban672/
Svong672/
Sbang672/
Jswan672/
Shvon671/
Sveun671/
Svoon671/
Swajn671/
Swanh671/
Svainova671/
Suanh671/
Sband671/
Sbanh671/
Jsban671/
Švane671/
Zsban671/
Suayn671/
Sbann671/
Swanc670/

Svan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svan in the Marathi language
वानvana97.36
वनvana1.76
वणvana0.88
Svan in the Hindi language
स्वानsvana63.37
स्वणsvana32.67
स्वनsvana2.97
Svan in the Russian language
Сванsvan-

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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 Svan
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