Svítek Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Svítek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svítek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1401:75,95312,741
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Svitek (1,060) & Švitek (47) are calculated separately.

Svítek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svítek is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Svitek or Švitek. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Svítek? popularity and diffusion

Svítek is the 1,073,555th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Svítek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Svítek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 75,953. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 21 percent are found, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 17 percent are found and Prague, where 12 percent are found. Besides Czechia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svitek941,060/
Švitek8947/
Svetek83297/
Svytek832/
Svétek831/
Svíteková8017/
Szvitek77357/
Szvétek7771/
Svojtek773/
Szvetek771/
Sviteck771/
Svítková71303/
Chvístek7113/
Svetec67999/
Switek67463/
Sviteková67374/
Cvetek67283/
Svytyk67139/
Svetik6776/
Svetík6750/
Svetyk6745/
Svitekova6725/
Svitec6712/
Swetek6711/
Svitex6710/
Světík677/
Svityk676/
Suitek674/
Svetekova674/
Světik672/
Cvitek672/

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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 Svítek
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