Swetlana Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Swetlana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swetlana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swetlana (12,946) may also be a first name.

Swetlana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swetlana (Hindi: श्वेतलाना, Marathi: वेतलाना, Oriya: ତଲାନା) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swetlana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Swetlana reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Swetlana is also the 51,445th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 12,946 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Swetlana is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live, Berlin, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany Swetlana exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 27 percent live and Bulgaria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Swetlana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swetlana in the Marathi language
वेतलानाvetalana92.31
वेटलानाvetalana7.69
Swetlana in the Hindi language
श्वेतलानाsvetalana50
स्वेतलानाsvetalana50
Swetlana in the Oriya language
ତଲାନାtalana50
ତଲନାtalana50

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Swetlana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis