Svetlyy Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Svetlyy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetlyy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2071:119,40614,300
Belarus721:131,95918,850
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Svetlyy (56) may also be a first name.

Svetlyy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svetlyy (Russian: Светлый) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetlyy? popularity and diffusion

Svetlyy is the 294,281st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Svetlyy reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 56 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 1,207 people, or 1 in 119,406. In Russia Svetlyy is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 20 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Republic of Tatarstan, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Svetlyy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Svetlyy surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 34.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetly9238/
Svetlyi8666/
Svetlay8636/
Svetliy8619/
Svitlyy866/
Svetlyp861/
Svetlaya803,947/
Svetla7734/
Svetli776/
Swetly775/
Svetlá773/
Svetlý771/
Svytlyi71173/
Svietli7127/
Swietly7124/
Swetley717/
Sweatly713/
Svetloa713/
Svetlii713/
Svetler712/
Svetlio712/
Svetlih711/
Svetliz711/
Svetlai711/
Svitliy711/
Svetlaia67310/
Svetlich6733/
Sweetley6714/
Svetlith677/
Svitlaya675/

Svetlyy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetlyy in the Russian language
Светлыйsvetlyj-

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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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  • 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 Svetlyy
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