Svetko Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Svetko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Svetko (1,430) may also be a first name.

Svetko Last Name Facts

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

Svetko (Russian: Светко) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Svetko live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Svetko is also the 206,373rd most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 1,430 people.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia Svetko is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 37 percent are found, Kemerovo Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Russia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and Czechia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shvetko9217/
Szvetko925/
Shvestko8638/
Shvetkoy861/
Cvetko832,978/
Svatko83907/
Svitko83473/
Svytko83247/
Svetco8315/
Swetko8314/
Svedko836/
Suetko831/
Sbetko831/
Shvedko77952/
Sweetko7735/
Szvetkó7729/
Svetcos7716/
Shvatko7713/
Chvetko7712/
Shvitko7711/
Shvytko7710/
Svojtko772/
Szvatko771/
Svistko771/
Szvetkóová752/
Shvedkoy7128/
Szwestko7124/
Shvedkoi712/
Shvitkoy712/
Shvytkoy711/
Schvedko711/
Swatko67401/
Cvitko67336/
Svytka67235/
Svitka6793/
Swedko6744/
Svydko6740/
Switko6722/
Švitko6713/
Cwetko6711/
Zwetko678/
Svidko677/
Švedko676/
Suetco674/
Svedco673/
Svatka672/
Svedka672/
Shchvedko672/
Svetca672/
Svatco672/
Svadko671/
Cvetka671/

Svetko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetko in the Russian language
Светкоsvetko-

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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 Svetko
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