Svetić Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Svetić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 517 | 1:8,179 | 1,374 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Svetic (129) & Svetič (42) are calculated separately.
Svetić Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svetić Come From? nationality or country of origin
Svetić is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Svetic or Svetič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Svetić? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 582,011th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Svetić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 8,179. In Croatia Svetić is primarily found in: Lika-Senj County, where 28 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 26 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 18 percent live. Excluding Croatia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 3 percent live and Slovenia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svetic | 94 | 129 | / |
| Svetič | 94 | 42 | / |
| Cvetić | 83 | 3,506 | / |
| Svitić | 83 | 59 | / |
| Svatić | 83 | 4 | / |
| Svetich | 77 | 287 | / |
| Svetits | 77 | 54 | / |
| Svetics | 77 | 11 | / |
| Szvetics | 71 | 89 | / |
| Szvetits | 71 | 73 | / |
| Szvetitz | 71 | 16 | / |
| Svettich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Szveticz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Svetec | 67 | 999 | / |
| Cvitić | 67 | 601 | / |
| Svitič | 67 | 58 | / |
| Svitic | 67 | 49 | / |
| Cvetič | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sveticova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Svetičová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Swetic | 67 | 4 | / |
| Svetitsch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suetiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suetic | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Svetić
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