Sveds Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Sveds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sveds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia561:36,6085,573
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Šveds (4) are calculated separately.

Sveds (12) may also be a first name.

Sveds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sveds is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šveds. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sveds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Sveds occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sveds reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 36,608. In Latvia Sveds is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent live, Semigallia, where 21 percent live and Vidzeme, where 14 percent live. Outside of Latvia Sveds occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Sveds Last Name Statistics demography

Sveds earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šveds934/
Svedås915/
Shveds914/
Sved89703/
Sves891/
Shved8016,303/
Sæves8098/
Svecs8064/
Svets8063/
Svejd8039/
Sveås8036/
Sveed8021/
Szved8018/
Svedh8015/
Åsved8012/
Svesh803/
Sveyd802/
Svess802/
Shves801/
Sveas801/
Svese801/
Svetd801/
Scved801/
Sweds800/
Sve75222/
Shvets7369,914/
Schved7365/
Shveid7336/
Sveics7331/
Shveyd7323/
Svesse7317/
Svejsø739/
Shvedt738/
Shvedd737/
Sweeds734/
Sveise733/
Shvesh733/
Shveed732/
Schves731/
Shveys731/
Shvied731/
Svechs731/
Suedse731/
Sveats730/
Sued675,572/
Svet673,942/
Svec673,040/
Swed671,769/
Svyd67478/
Svee67425/
Sues67337/
Svid67227/
Svedova67215/
Svys67160/
Svea67130/
Svéd67126/
Zves6763/
Schvedt6760/
Shvedtsova6760/
Jved6758/
Schvets6753/
Svei6740/
Šved6732/
Shveyts6730/
Sæve6725/
Shchved6714/
Shvetts6713/
Schweds6712/
Swes6712/
Shve6710/
Schveid678/
Svej678/
Sver677/
Sveø677/
Svep676/
Svis675/
Shveits675/
Şves675/
Svez672/
Ssve672/
Svhe671/
Cves671/
Svey671/
Sbes671/
Svex671/
Sveu671/
Schvies671/
Søve671/
Scve671/
Svjd671/
Schvess670/

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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 Sveds
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