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
The last name Švaljek occurs most in Croatia. It can be found in the variant forms: Svaljek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Švaljek? popularity and diffusion
Švaljek is the 757,040th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švaljek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This 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 live, City of Zagreb, where 15 percent live and Osijek-Baranja County, where 5 percent live. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 3 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.
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
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- 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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