Sveins Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sveins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sveins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland131:422,82327,659
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sveins Last Name Facts

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

Sveins occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sveins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sveins live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 422,823. In Finland it is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 46 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 31 percent live and Central Finland, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 40 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetins9274/
Sveinås921/
Svens91301/
Svins912/
Svenns8396/
Sweins8351/
Svenst830/
Svitins7758/
Svennæs7722/
Svennås776/
Svatins774/
Svetinš771/
Svennss771/
Svans7379/
Svinz731/
Svinç731/
Schweins71545/
Svinsova711/
Swijns6761/
Svence6747/
Svenje6745/
Svanæs6740/
Swains6738/
Svench6730/
Svansø6712/
Swaens677/
Shvans674/
Sbeens671/
Svanås671/

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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 Sveins
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