Svećnjak Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Svećnjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Svećnjak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Svečnjak (245) & Svecnjak (9) are calculated separately.

Svećnjak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svećnjak is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Svečnjak or Svecnjak. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svećnjak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Svećnjak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Svećnjak is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 93,969. In Croatia Svećnjak is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 36 percent live, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 33 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Croatia it is found in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svečnjak96245/
Svecnjak969/
Sveshnyakova601/
Živičnjak59281/
Zivicnjak593/
Swozniak501/

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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 Svećnjak
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