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 occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Svan or Šván. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Švan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Švan is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švan are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 171,508. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 97 percent live, Karlovy Vary Region, where 2 percent live and Zlín Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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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