Šavela Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Šavela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šavela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Savela (2,651) are calculated separately.

Šavela Last Name Facts

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

Šavela is more commonly found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Savela. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šavela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šavela is the 5,812,366th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šavela reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Apart from Estonia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 9 percent live and Latvia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Savela942,651/
Ševela83325/
Zavela83100/
Šavelj8329/
Savella772,009/
Chavela77553/
Shavela77239/
Zavelia7798/
Savelia7773/
Šavelis7772/
Zavella7742/
Zavelea7738/
Savelea7734/
Savelya7733/
Saveela7715/
Savelha773/
Savaela773/
Savhela773/
Ševella772/
Sauvela771/
Saavela771/
Savelas771/
Chavelas713,683/
Chavelaz7132/
Chavella7118/
Shavelya7114/
Shaavela714/
Xhavella714/
Shavella712/
Chavelia712/
Saviella711/
Saveliah711/
Savellia710/
Savelach710/
Sabela676,966/
Savala676,816/
Savola671,341/
Zabela67932/
Savila67712/
Savely67592/
Sovela67485/
Savelo67379/
Xabela67257/
Saveli67213/
Sevela67102/
Savele6766/
Zavila6762/
Sawela6762/
Çaveli6743/
Zavelo6742/
Chavelias6718/
Zaveli6710/
Chavellas677/
Chaivella677/
Savelleas676/
Zavele673/
Cheavella673/
Chauvhela672/
Savelj672/
Schavelya671/
Zovela671/

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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 Šavela
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