Svetsky Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Svetsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svetsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Svetský (4) are calculated separately.

Svetsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svetsky (Russian: Светский) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Svetský. For other possible spellings of Svetsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svetsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Svetsky is the 1,491,356th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Svetsky occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Svetsky live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Svetsky is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 1,143,834. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kaluga Oblast, where 55 percent are found, Moscow, where 17 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Svetsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Svetsky surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Svetsky are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 27.27% registered with the party.

Svetsky earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Svetsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svetsky in the Russian language
Светскийsvetskij-

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