Svatek Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Svatek Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Czech origin and means 'holiday'.

Svatek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5941:610,20049,533
Czechia5691:18,6882,818
Austria1231:69,23110,618
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France71:9,488,960336,266
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Svátek (139) are calculated separately.

Svatek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Czech origin and means 'holiday'.

- martintr

Svatek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svatek is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Svátek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svatek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 278,869th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,254,179 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Svatek live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Svatek is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 610,200. In The United States Svatek is mostly found in: Texas, where 61 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States Svatek is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 41 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Svatek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Svatek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Svatek surname grew 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Svatek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Svatek are 31.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Svatek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $43,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning $42,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svátek94139/
Szvatek9220/
Svastek921/
Swatek832,244/
Svetek83297/
Svatík83229/
Svatik8375/
Svatyk8325/
Suatek832/
Svétek831/
Svatekova801/
Szvétek7771/
Szwatek7715/
Swaitek7710/
Swateck774/
Svojtek773/
Szvetek771/
Svatkova71433/
Chvastek7160/
Swaiteck714/
Svetec67999/
Svatíková67162/
Svetik6776/
Swotek6759/
Svatikova6756/
Svetík6750/
Swatik6729/
Svatykova6726/
Sváteková6711/
Swetek6711/
Svatiková677/
Světík677/
Světik672/
Svatig672/
Swatyk672/
Shvatkova671/
Schwastek671/
Cwatek671/

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