Svitek Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Svitek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svitek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4981:10,7161,301
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Czechia1751:60,76310,172
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Austria131:655,03358,041
France131:5,109,440259,941
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Svítek (231) & Švitek (47) are calculated separately.

Svitek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svitek (Russian: Свитек) occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Svítek or Švitek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Svitek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 345,372nd most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,875,043 people. Svitek occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Svitek live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 10,716. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 37 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 32 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Czechia, where 17 percent reside.

Svitek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Svitek surname are 9.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svitek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $37,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svítek94231/
Švitek9447/
Szvitek92357/
Sviteck921/
Switek83463/
Svetek83297/
Svitec8312/
Svitex8310/
Svityk836/
Suitek834/
Svytek832/
Cvitek832/
Svétek831/
Sviteková80374/
Svitekova8025/
Swietek77462/
Szvétek7771/
Swaitek7710/
Swiotek774/
Swiztek773/
Svojtek773/
Sweitek772/
Szvetek771/
Szwitek771/
Suiteck770/
Szviteková7518/
Szvitekova751/
Svitkova71265/
Chvistek7127/
Schwitek7126/
Schuitek716/
Swaiteck714/
Swieteck711/
Swiettek711/
Swisteck711/
Svetec67999/
Cvetek67283/
Schwittek67167/
Svytyk67139/
Swityk6799/
Svetik6776/
Zwitek6760/
Svetík6750/
Svitic6749/
Svetyk6745/
Schwietek6722/
Shvitkova6720/
Świtek6720/
Svíteková6717/
Swetek6711/
Zbitek678/
Světík677/
Svetekova674/
Svitikova673/
Světik672/
Zuitek671/
Šviteková671/

Svitek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svitek in the Russian language
Свитекsvitek-

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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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  • 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 Svitek
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