Sven Surname

330,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2521:571,91751,083
India1401:5,479,038132,955
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Germany1031:781,60657,825
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Australia571:473,60936,415
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Israel251:342,30528,607
Finland251:219,86818,073
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Cambodia101:1,548,7156,449
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France41:16,605,680368,153
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sven (290,697) may also be a first name.

Sven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sven (Hindi: स्वेन, Marathi: वेन, Russian: Свен) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 330,612th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,506,737 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Sven live; 20 percent live in Eastern Europe and 19 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,613th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 290,697 people.

The surname Sven is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 571,917. In Russia Sven is most numerous in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.

Sven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sven last name grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sven surname are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Other Party than The US average, with 29.03% registered with the party.

The amount Sven earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning $29,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.5% more than the national average, earning $66,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sveen893,618/
Shven89507/
Svien89275/
Svein89168/
Svenn89158/
Svean89148/
Svent8936/
Sveyn8931/
Svend8913/
Svene896/
Sveng894/
Svejn891/
Sveun891/
Shvenk80453/
Svetin80197/
Sveine80169/
Svenhe8080/
Shveyn8068/
Shvein8066/
Svenne8062/
Shveng8022/
Shvenh8013/
Svenøe8011/
Svegne806/
Sveinn804/
Åsveen804/
Sveing803/
Svecin801/
Schven800/
Svin75227/
Svyn7525/
Zven7512/
Jven759/
Cven757/
Svem751/
Svechin73115/
Søsveen7373/
Åssveen7334/
Schvent7313/
Svechyn7310/
Schvenk735/
Shveind731/
Schvend731/
Svain67480/
Cvejn67331/
Sving67273/
Švent67125/
Svinø67119/
Shvin6774/
Swene6758/
Swean6743/
Švenk6739/
Svina6732/
Suene6724/
Swein6714/
Sbene6712/
Sbein6711/
Svoin6711/
Svint678/
Chven675/
Schvenck674/
Sueyn673/
Svinh672/
Cvein672/
Zhven671/
Zveng671/
Shvenova671/
Scvin671/
Sweyn671/
Svayn671/
Swenh671/
Svejnova671/
Svenhova671/
Sbetn671/
Suenh670/

Sven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sven in the Hindi language
स्वेनsvena-
Sven in the Marathi language
वेनvena-
Sven in the Russian language
Свенsven-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sven
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