Swiatek Surname

142,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Swiatek Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from the demimonde.

Swiatek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7991:201,47819,799
France3461:191,97329,874
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Poland1551:245,21831,115
England1361:409,69228,019
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Australia461:586,86342,409
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Austria271:315,38635,058
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Norway231:223,57824,793
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Światek (9) are calculated separately.

Swiatek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from the demimonde.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Swiatek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swiatek is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Światek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swiatek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 142,145th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,326,803 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Swiatek are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Swiatek is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,799 people, or 1 in 201,478. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 15 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Swiatek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Swiatek last name are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Swiatek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning 197,832 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.44% more than the national average, earning R 374,148 per year; in United States they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $49,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Światek959/
Swiateck9324/
Sviatek8622/
Swiotek864/
Swiatex863/
Suiatek861/
Swiatec861/
Swiatck861/
Swiostek8065/
Swiatková7521/
Chwiastek751/
Sviatik711/
Chwiotek671/
Świostek671/
Sviatková63112/
Sviatkova6320/
Światková631/
Sviatc628/
Svyatik5714/
Svyatec573/
Svyatykh53149/
Svyatkova5063/
Svjatkova501/

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