Švarc Surname

119,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Švarc Surname User-submission:

The Švarc surname is a Slavicized spelling of the German/Yiddish surname Schwarz, meaning 'black'.

Švarc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,7621:3,850378
Slovakia3741:14,2691,978
Croatia3401:12,4372,368
Slovenia2771:8,9812,059
Serbia681:105,0738,306
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Svarc (646) are calculated separately.

Švarc Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Švarc surname is a Slavicized spelling of the German/Yiddish surname Schwarz, meaning 'black'.

- haffman97

Švarc is a Slovene or Slavic spelling of a German surname Schwarz.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Švarc Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Švarc Come From? nationality or country of origin

Švarc is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Svarc. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Švarc? popularity and diffusion

The surname Švarc is the 119,893rd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,902,754 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švarc are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,762 people, or 1 in 3,850. In Czechia Švarc is primarily found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent live, Prague, where 14 percent live and South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Czechia Švarc exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 10 percent live and Croatia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svarc93646/
Švarcz919/
Švarcs913/
Šchvarc832/
Švorc80619/
Švarz8020/
Šverc8017/
Švarcová773,428/
Švarcova775/
Svarcs73145/
Shvarc7358/
Svarcz7343/
Szvarc7316/
Švarts7315/
Svarch7314/
Švartz7311/
Svarci732/
Švarczová7110/
Schvarc6761/
Shvartc674/
Shvarch673/
Šhvartz671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Švarc
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