Švaňa Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Švaňa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 194 | 1:27,507 | 4,711 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
The alternate forms: Šváňa (8), Śvaňa (5), Svana (124), Svanå (22) & Svånå (20) are calculated separately.
Švaňa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švaňa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Švaňa occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Šváňa, Śvaňa, Svana, Svanå or Svånå. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Švaňa? popularity and diffusion
Švaňa is the 1,101,507th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švaňa are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Švaňa is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 27,507. In Slovakia it is most common in: Žilina Region, where 92 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 3 percent are found and Košice Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Slovakia Švaňa exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Švaňa
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