Švaljek Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Švaljek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 364 | 1:11,617 | 2,176 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Svaljek (22) are calculated separately.
Švaljek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švaljek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Švaljek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Svaljek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Švaljek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 757,040th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švaljek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 11,617. In Croatia Švaljek is most common in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 57 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 15 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Croatia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 3 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svaljek | 95 | 22 | / |
| Švalek | 92 | 31 | / |
| Šavljek | 86 | 4 | / |
| Švaljeg | 86 | 4 | / |
| Švaljuk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Švalec | 77 | 79 | / |
| Svalek | 77 | 3 | / |
| Švalko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Šivalec | 71 | 80 | / |
| Civalek | 71 | 52 | / |
| Švaljug | 71 | 47 | / |
| Zvaleko | 71 | 13 | / |
| Savalek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zavalek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sevalek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suvaljko | 67 | 98 | / |
| Sevaleki | 67 | 34 | / |
| Šuveljak | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zuveljek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zvaleiko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sivaleki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zavaleka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suveljek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sevaleck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svalekova | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Švaljek
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