Svistun Surname

178,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Svistun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svistun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,4241:101,21012,433
Belarus7311:12,9972,029
Moldova1011:35,2615,486
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Švistun (1) are calculated separately.

Svistun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Svistun (Russian: Свистун) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms: Švistun. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svistun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,298th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,041,547 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Svistun reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 1,424 people, or 1 in 101,210. In Russia Svistun is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent reside, Bashkortostan Republic, where 12 percent reside and Zabaykalsky Krai, where 6 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 31 percent reside and Moldova, where 4 percent reside.

Svistun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Svistun last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Svistun earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $52,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Švistun951/
Svistoun9310/
Svitun921/
Svystun866,580/
Swistun86262/
Svestun8660/
Svistum8621/
Suistun865/
Sviston862/
Svistunova826,964/
Svistunová829/
Svistuhina821/
Swistunn801/
Svysttun801/
Svistounova789/
Svistunnova781/
Svetun7745/
Svytun778/
Svitunova752/
Svystunova711,627/
Swiston71268/
Swystun71267/
Swithun7111/
Swestun719/
Sveatun717/
Swistuń715/
Swistum712/
Świstun712/
Svestunova711/

Svistun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svistun in the Russian language
Свистунsvistun-

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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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  • 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 Svistun
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