Švajger Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Švajger Surname User-submission:

Švajger is a Slovene or Slavic spelling of a German surname Schweiger.

Švajger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5561:4,474846
Croatia1261:33,5606,888
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Svajger (40) are calculated separately.

Švajger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Švajger is a Slovene or Slavic spelling of a German surname Schweiger.

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Švajger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Švajger is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Svajger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švajger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 486,338th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The surname Švajger occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švajger live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 4,474. In Slovenia Švajger is primarily concentrated in: Drava, where 26 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 23 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 18 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svajger9540/
Švajgert935/
Švager9220/
Švajgr9215/
Švajcer86145/
Švaiger868/
Švojger862/
Švejger861/
Švagr83215/
Švajgerová821/
Svajgert8013/
Švojgr7773/
Svager7749/
Svajgr7740/
Svajer7736/
Švoger7718/
Šveger776/
Švaigr774/
Šviger773/
Šváger773/
Švagerová7596/
Švajgrová7529/
Shvager71246/
Svaiger71108/
Svagere7144/
Swajger7127/
Švinger7126/
Šveiger7124/
Svajcer7111/
Svojger716/
Schvajgert714/
Svagher713/
Švenger712/
Švīgere711/
Svaguer711/
Švojgerová711/
Švaicer711/
Švagrová67220/
Shvayger67171/
Szwajger6750/
Schvager6747/
Švaga6734/
Svagr6725/
Svage6714/
Shvaiger679/
Svaigert671/
Chvaguer671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Švajger
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