Švajka Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Švajka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 97 | 1:55,015 | 10,631 |
| Czechia | 95 | 1:111,931 | 18,340 |
| Croatia | 42 | 1:100,681 | 16,054 |
The alternate forms: Svajka (12) are calculated separately.
Švajka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švajka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Švajka occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Svajka. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Švajka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,064,392nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švajka live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Švajka is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 55,015. In Slovakia it is most common in: Prešov Region, where 68 percent are found, Banská Bystrica Region, where 18 percent are found and Košice Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia Švajka is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 41 percent are found and Croatia, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Švajka
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