Švec Surname
Approximately 7,676 people bear this surname
Švec Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian) One who made shoes, a shoemaker.
Švec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 4,734 | 1:2,246 | 148 |
| Slovakia | 2,473 | 1:2,158 | 69 |
| Croatia | 267 | 1:15,837 | 3,193 |
| Lithuania | 98 | 1:30,965 | 5,432 |
| Serbia | 57 | 1:125,350 | 9,305 |
| Slovenia | 42 | 1:59,230 | 9,095 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Svec (3,040) & Śvec (1) are calculated separately.
Švec Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Czech-Slovakian) One who made shoes, a shoemaker.
Švec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Švec is found most frequently in Czechia. It may be rendered as: Svec or Śvec. For other potential spellings of Švec click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Švec? popularity and diffusion
The last name Švec is the 65,089th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 949,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švec live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 4,734 people, or 1 in 2,246. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Bohemian Region, where 16 percent live, Prague, where 12 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 11 percent live. Barring Czechia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 32 percent live and Croatia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svec | 92 | 3,040 | / |
| Śvec | 92 | 1 | / |
| Šivec | 89 | 227 | / |
| Ševec | 89 | 74 | / |
| Šovec | 89 | 15 | / |
| Švecký | 80 | 6 | / |
| Švecká | 80 | 3 | / |
| Švecko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ševc | 75 | 318 | / |
| Šavc | 75 | 162 | / |
| Šefc | 75 | 78 | / |
| Švic | 75 | 11 | / |
| Švac | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zvec | 75 | 2 | / |
| Švek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Šovc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šivc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Šivecká | 73 | 9 | / |
| Šivecký | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ševecká | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sivec | 67 | 877 | / |
| Zavec | 67 | 660 | / |
| Živec | 67 | 627 | / |
| Ševců | 67 | 372 | / |
| Zivec | 67 | 301 | / |
| Šivic | 67 | 268 | / |
| Švach | 67 | 265 | / |
| Sovec | 67 | 203 | / |
| Savec | 67 | 133 | / |
| Sevec | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sveca | 67 | 80 | / |
| Švaco | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ševic | 67 | 50 | / |
| Švejk | 67 | 32 | / |
| Šefců | 67 | 17 | / |
| Šiveg | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cevec | 67 | 12 | / |
| Svech | 67 | 12 | / |
| Švoch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ševeg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šüveg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Šefic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ševíc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šuveg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sveck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Závec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šivac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šafec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ševco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şivec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ševca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Civec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sévec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zvech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šűveg | 67 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Švec
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