Sváb Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Sváb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 411 | 1:23,884 | 2,651 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Šváb (1,456), Svab (668) & Švab (857) are calculated separately.
Sváb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sváb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sváb is most common in Hungary. It can be found as a variant: Šváb, Svab or Švab. For other potential spellings of Sváb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sváb? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 684,148th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. Sváb is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sváb reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
It is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 23,884. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 37 percent are found, Budapest, where 18 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Hungary Sváb is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 4 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Sváb
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