Svanka Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Svanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Svanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svanka is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svanka? popularity and diffusion

Svanka is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Svanka are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Svanka is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,848. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 69 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 15 percent live and Semigallia, where 12 percent live. Other than Latvia Svanka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szvanka923/
Shvanka921/
Svacinka8616/
Schvanka867/
Swanka8373/
Suanka8328/
Svonka839/
Svenka833/
Svanko831/
Svanke831/
Shvanke7735/
Szwanka7734/
Shvanko7723/
Suangka7716/
Suankha778/
Szvonka772/
Suankat771/
Swankas771/
Zhvanka771/
Swankay771/
Scwanka771/
Svatenko71435/
Shvaenko71178/
Suangkha71129/
Schwanka71127/
Suankhat7178/
Suankhai7137/
Schvanke7113/
Schuanka7112/
Shvanker711/
Svasenko711/
Swanke67503/
Suanca67156/
Sbanca67123/
Juanka67106/
Swanky67100/
Zvanca6786/
Zvanko6742/
Suanke6736/
Zvonka6736/
Švenka6724/
Swanko6722/
Swanki6718/
Zwanka6714/
Svenko6712/
Svachenko675/
Swonka673/
Swankhaus673/
Zvenka672/
Schwancka672/
Svaicenko672/
Suanko672/
Zbanka671/
Svance671/
Švanke671/
Suanki671/
Svonko671/
Swatenkat670/

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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 Svanka
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