Svetina Surname

261,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Svetina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6211:4,006721
Russia3091:466,41843,668
Croatia1881:22,4934,709
Austria1131:75,35811,422
Italy831:736,82861,221
Latvia671:30,5984,691
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Svetiņa (1) & Svētina (1) are calculated separately.

Svetina Last Name Facts

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

Svetina (Russian: Светина) occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Svetiņa or Svētina. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 261,888th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,864,850 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Svetina live; 54 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 4,006. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Upper Carniola, where 36 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 20 percent reside and Carinthia, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia Svetina occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Croatia, where 13 percent reside.

Svetina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Svetina surname is primarily Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Svetina surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svetina earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetiņa951/
Svētina951/
Szvetina938/
Sveatina932/
Svietina931/
Svetin92197/
Suetina862,131/
Svitina86421/
Svotina86231/
Swetina8687/
Svatina8634/
Zvetina8629/
Svetyna869/
Cvetina865/
Svetino861/
Svistina8030/
Shvitina803/
Sveteana801/
Svetnova801/
Suetin772,001/
Svitin77498/
Swetin7736/
Suestinah7568/
Suetinova7539/
Szvetenay7510/
Cvetuhina753/
Svitinova751/
Sweetin71744/
Suetyna7191/
Svytyna7133/
Svistin7130/
Suitina7127/
Svotyna717/
Sueting716/
Switina714/
Shvitin712/
Shbetin711/
Svistuhina711/
Svitiņa711/
Svithin711/
Swettin710/
Suetnova67217/
Suitisna6718/
Suhotina6710/
Svystyna677/
Svytienė674/
Swetting672/
Svitienė671/
Şvetnova671/
Svitnova671/
Zwistina671/
Sbetn671/
Swietena670/

Svetina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetina in the Russian language
Светинаsvetina-

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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 Svetina
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