Svirsky Surname

190,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Svirsky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Svir, a town near Kovno, Lithuania.

Svirsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8021:179,70520,170
Belarus6951:13,6712,150
Israel3971:21,5563,201
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
England11:55,718,059489,080

Svirsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Svir, a town near Kovno, Lithuania.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Svirsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svirsky (Russian: Свирский) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svirsky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,320th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,285,638 people. The last name Svirsky is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Svirsky reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Svirsky is most common in Russia, where it is held by 802 people, or 1 in 179,705. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 11 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 31 percent are found and Israel, where 18 percent are found.

Svirsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Svirsky surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Svirsky surname are 1.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svirsky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 50.42% more than the national average, earning $64,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.91% more than the national average, earning $68,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Svirsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svirsky in the Russian language
Свирскийsvirskij-

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