Švalj Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Švalj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 65 | 1:38,272 | 7,167 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
The alternate forms: Svalj (5) are calculated separately.
Švalj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švalj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Švalj is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Svalj. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Švalj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Švalj is the 2,106,139th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Švalj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švalj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 38,272. In Slovenia Švalj is most frequent in: Lower Sava, where 46 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 34 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 20 percent live. Besides Slovenia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svalj | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ševelj | 73 | 239 | / |
| Suvalj | 73 | 111 | / |
| Živalj | 73 | 86 | / |
| Šavelj | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zivalj | 73 | 27 | / |
| Švahla | 73 | 9 | / |
| Švalys | 73 | 4 | / |
| Civalj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Švaila | 73 | 2 | / |
| Svalje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svalej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Savalj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Savalaj | 67 | 18 | / |
| Švalich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zavalij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cevalij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zavalaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sevalaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svlj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shvalje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savaliyaj | 57 | 22 | / |
| Sovilj | 55 | 973 | / |
| Sovulj | 55 | 274 | / |
| Šuflaj | 55 | 136 | / |
| Sevelj | 55 | 65 | / |
| Živulj | 55 | 45 | / |
| Zivulj | 55 | 8 | / |
| Savelj | 55 | 2 | / |
| Cefalj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Savilj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Sovolj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Savelij | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Švalj
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