Svetlof Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Svetlof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetlof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Svetlof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svetlof (Russian: Светлоф) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Svetlof.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetlof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Svetlof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Svetlof reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Svetlof is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent reside, Kemerovo Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Moscow, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Russia Svetlof exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetloff9348/
Svetlov869,988/
Svetlova8014,524/
Svetlovs8038/
Szvetlov8015/
Swetloff808/
Suetloff801/
Svetlyov801/
Svitloff801/
Svelov775/
Swetlow7137/
Svelova7111/
Svitlov719/
Svellov717/
Svytlov715/
Shvelov713/
Svetlav711/
Svielov711/
Cvetlov711/
Svytlova6794/
Svitlova6717/
Svehlova6714/
Swietlow679/
Swatloff678/
Swetlowa677/
Shvelyov673/
Sweatlow672/
Sveilova671/
Shvelova671/
Sweetlow670/

Svetlof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetlof in the Russian language
Светлофsvetlof-

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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 Svetlof
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