Svein Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Svein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 130 | 1:65,828 | 8,216 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Svein (38,270) may also be a first name.
Svein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Svein is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Svein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Svein live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Svein is also the 23,055th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 38,270 people.
It is most widespread in Israel, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 65,828. In Israel Svein is primarily found in: Northern District, where 55 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 26 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Israel this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 10 percent reside and Moldova, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Svein
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