Svechnik Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Svechnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svechnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Svechnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svechnik (Russian: Свечник) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Svechnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Svechnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Svechnik reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Svechnik is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 4,117,802. In Russia it is most common in: Stavropol Krai, where 54 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 29 percent live and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 3 percent live. Besides Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svecnik9320/
Svechnyk8827/
Svichnik888/
Svechnikova842,961/
Svicnik801/
Svecnikova786/
Svetznik755/
Swiecnik752/
Svechnykova74264/
Svichnikova746/
Swiecznik7129/
Switschnik671/
Svychnykova637/
Szwejnic502/
Suitsnik501/
Switznik501/

Svechnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svechnik in the Russian language
Свечникsvecnik-

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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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  • 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 Svechnik
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