Sveinar Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sveinar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sveinar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Šveinar (3) are calculated separately.

Sveinar (67) may also be a first name.

Sveinar Last Name Facts

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

Sveinar has its highest incidence in Norway. It can occur as a variant: Šveinar. Click here for further possible spellings of Sveinar.

How Common Is The Last Name Sveinar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sveinar is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Sveinar occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sveinar reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia. Sveinar is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 67 people.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway Sveinar is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 69 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 25 percent are found and Western Norway, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Norway Sveinar exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Sveinar Last Name Statistics demography

Sveinar earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.77% less than the national average, earning 239,581 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šveinar953/
Svinar92189/
Svenar9248/
Svennar8649/
Svejnar8610/
Svenhard8077/
Senpinar8042/
Svennarp8024/
Svynar771,376/
Cvinar7751/
Swenar7744/
Swinar7719/
Svinár7713/
Suenar778/
Suinar773/
Jvenar773/
Svanar772/
Cvenar771/
Sweinhart75191/
Svinarova7549/
Schweinar7515/
Zveyingar751/
Sweinhard750/
Swinard7142/
Švejnar7111/
Šveinarová718/
Svangar712/
Schweinart711/
Sbenard711/
Sweinheart711/
Swinart711/
Suengar710/
Suignard67576/
Şenpinar67423/
Schweinhart67200/
Swinhart67191/
Schweinhard6717/
Shuinard671/
Schweinaart671/
Zvenhare671/
Shuenard670/
Swenhart670/
Swinhard670/

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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 Sveinar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis