Švan Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Švan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 62 | 1:171,508 | 25,743 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
The alternate forms: Svan (2,475) & Šván (9) are calculated separately.
Švan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Švan is most common in Czechia. It may appear as a variant: Svan or Šván. Click here for other possible spellings of Švan.
How Common Is The Last Name Švan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švan reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Švan is most widespread in Czechia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 171,508. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 97 percent live, Karlovy Vary Region, where 2 percent live and Zlín Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Czechia Švan exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 3 percent live.
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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 Švan
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