Svir Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Svir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1781:809,68066,288
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Švíř (19) are calculated separately.

Svir (51) may also be a first name.

Svir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svir (Hindi: एसवीर, Marathi: एसवीर, Russian: Свирь) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Švíř. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 741,235th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. Svir occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Svir reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 809,680. In Russia Svir is most frequent in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 28 percent are found, Moscow, where 10 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Svir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Svir surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Svir surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.67% registered with the party.

Svir earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shvir897/
Svird894/
Svire894/
Svirz894/
Sveir893/
Svier891/
Svirt891/
Svierz8027/
Svaire805/
Shvire802/
Sveire802/
Shsvir801/
Sveirz801/
Svaird800/
Svyr75420/
Zvir75303/
Suir75231/
Sbir7537/
Swir7524/
Švíř7519/
Sver757/
Xvir753/
Jvir751/
Cvir751/
Svirova7320/
Svairth731/
Shvaire731/
Schvier731/
Svierrz731/
Svärd675,074/
Suire675,064/
Swire671,509/
Swier671,313/
Shbir67322/
Shver67117/
Shuir67114/
Sverd6737/
Svirshch6737/
Svere6731/
Swirz6729/
Swird6720/
Chvir6718/
Swirt6712/
Zvier6710/
Sbair679/
Svihrova675/
Sbire675/
Svetr674/
Swair674/
Sbgir673/
Zveir673/
Swirp673/
Švirt672/
Svert672/
Sweir672/
Sæver671/
Svyrd671/
Swirr671/
Sverz671/
Sővér671/
Ssbir671/
Suird671/
Shwir671/
Sjbir671/
Sbirt671/
Jsbir671/
Scuir670/

Svir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svir in the Marathi language
एसवीरesavira-
Svir in the Hindi language
एसवीरesavira28.57
स्वीरsvira28.57
स्विरsvira14.29
सवीरsavira14.29
एस॰वीरesavira14.29
Svir in the Russian language
Свирьsvir-

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