Svoba Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Svoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Švoba (58) are calculated separately.
Svoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Svoba (Russian: Своба) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Švoba. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Svoba? popularity and diffusion
Svoba is the 1,785,358th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Svoba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Svoba are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 157,533. In Zimbabwe Svoba is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 45 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 15 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Švoba | 93 | 58 | / |
| Svobas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Svobach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Svova | 80 | 1,306 | / |
| Swoba | 80 | 40 | / |
| Svába | 80 | 36 | / |
| Svaba | 80 | 35 | / |
| Svowa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sboba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Svobo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Suoba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sveba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shvaba | 73 | 147 | / |
| Suobai | 73 | 135 | / |
| Svatba | 73 | 43 | / |
| Svabas | 73 | 41 | / |
| Svovah | 73 | 24 | / |
| Szwoba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Svosva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shuoba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svaeba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svoiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svosvai | 67 | 136 | / |
| Schwoba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shvabas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suhobat | 67 | 1 | / |
Svoba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Svoba in the Russian language | ||
| Своба | svoba | - |
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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 Svoba
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