Svetlaya Surname

116,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Svetlaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetlaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,5751:40,3145,427
Belarus2621:36,2646,289
Kazakhstan581:304,87125,574
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Svetlaya (154) may also be a first name.

Svetlaya Last Name Facts

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

Svetlaya (Arabic: سفتلايا, Russian: Светлая) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Svetlaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetlaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,747th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,846,351 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Svetlaya reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 740,891st most prevalent first name globally, held by 154 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 3,575 people, or 1 in 40,314. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 19 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found and Republic of Tatarstan, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Svetlaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Svetlaya surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Svetlaya are 2.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 49.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetlay9336/
Svetlaia88310/
Svitlaya885/
Svetly8638/
Svetla8634/
Svetlyy801,297/
Svetlyi8066/
Svetliy8019/
Svetlau803/
Svetloa803/
Svetlai801/
Jvelaya801/
Svetlyp801/
Dzvelaya7517/
Svitlaja751/
Svetli716/
Swetly715/
Svytla714/
Svetlá713/
Svitla712/
Svetlý711/
Swetla710/
Sveley710/
Svytlyi67173/
Svietli6727/
Svetloe6725/
Swietly6724/
Swetley677/
Svitlyy676/
Cvelaja674/
Sweelay674/
Sweatly673/
Svetlii673/
Svetler672/
Svetlio672/
Svetliz671/
Svetlih671/
Suilaya671/
Svitliy671/
Sweliya671/
Swehlay670/

Svetlaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetlaya in the Russian language
Светлаяsvetlaa-
Svetlaya in the Arabic language
سفتلاياsftlaya-

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