Svitka Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Svitka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 53 | 1:38,680 | 5,889 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Švitká (21) are calculated separately.
Svitka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svitka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Svitka (Russian: Свитка) is found most in Latvia. It can be rendered as: Švitká. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Svitka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Svitka is the 1,931,261st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Svitka live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 38,680. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Vidzeme, where 98 percent live and Semigallia, where 2 percent live. Excluding Latvia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent live and Belarus, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Svitka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Svitka in the Russian language | ||
| Свитка | svitka | - |
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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 Svitka
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