Svetov Surname

380,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Svetov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7661:188,15020,946
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Svetov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svetov (Russian: Светов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 380,890th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,785,840 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Svetov live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 766 people, or 1 in 188,150. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 7 percent live. Apart from Russia Svetov occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Svetov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Svetov last name are 4.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 41.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Svetov earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 179.97% more than the national average, earning $120,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svetova921,272/
Shvetov9272/
Svestov922/
Shvetova86142/
Suetov83640/
Svitov83367/
Svatov83144/
Svytov8321/
Cvetov8311/
Zvetov833/
Shveistov801/
Svistov77670/
Suetova77530/
Svitova77343/
Svytova77114/
Svystov7755/
Svetaev7738/
Shvytov7735/
Shvatov7724/
Shvitov7715/
Svetoft7715/
Sveteev772/
Shuetov771/
Suetovs771/
Svjtova771/
Swetova771/
Shvytova7131/
Svetgoff7112/
Shvitova719/
Shvystov718/
Sveattev712/
Shuetova711/
Svistovs711/
Svistuov711/
Sbytov6787/
Swetof6737/
Swetow6722/
Sbitov6720/
Svatev678/
Zvitov677/
Suitov671/

Svetov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetov in the Russian language
Световsvetov-

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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 Svetov
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