Swetlan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swetlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swetlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Swetlan (12) may also be a first name.

Swetlan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swetlan (Hindi: श्वेतलाना) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetlan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Swetlan live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Swetlan is also the 3,306,491st most common forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 100 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Swetlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swetlan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swetlan surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Swetlan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swetlan in the Hindi language
श्वेतलानाsvetalana-

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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 Swetlan
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