Svetlana Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Svetlana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetlana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Greece231:481,73061,288
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France131:5,109,440259,941
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Israel91:950,84857,975
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
India61:127,844,230863,365
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Světlana (3) are calculated separately.

Svetlana (4,430,784) may also be a first name.

Svetlana Last Name Facts

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

Svetlana (Arabic: سيفتلانا, Georgian: სვეტლანა, Hindi: स्वेतलाना, Marathi: वेतलाना) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Světlana. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetlana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 714,947th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Svetlana reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 79th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 4,430,784 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States Svetlana is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and Portugal, where 7 percent reside.

Svetlana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Svetlana surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Svetlana last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svetlana earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.28% less than the national average, earning $29,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% less than the national average, earning $41,991 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Svetlana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetlana in the Georgian language
სვეტლანაsvetlana99.92
სვეთლანაsvetlana0.08
Svetlana in the Hindi language
स्वेतलानाsvetalana85.71
स्वेतलनाsvetalana14.29
Svetlana in the Marathi language
वेतलानाvetalana42.86
वेटलानाvetalana14.29
ेतलानाetalana14.29
ेतलनाetalana14.29
सेटलानाsetalana14.29
Svetlana in the Arabic language
سيفتلاناsyftlana-
سفتلاناsftlana-
سفيتلاناsfytlana-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Svetlana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis