Šveda Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Šveda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 290 | 1:18,402 | 2,796 |
| Czechia | 235 | 1:45,249 | 7,541 |
| Croatia | 38 | 1:111,279 | 17,038 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
The alternate forms: Sveda (683), Švéda (506) & Svéda (194) are calculated separately.
Šveda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šveda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šveda occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Sveda, Švéda or Svéda. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šveda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 562,135th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. Šveda is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šveda reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Šveda is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 18,402. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Košice Region, where 55 percent live, Prešov Region, where 37 percent live and Žilina Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Slovakia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 42 percent live and Croatia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sveda | 93 | 683 | / |
| Švéda | 93 | 506 | / |
| Švejda | 91 | 1,452 | / |
| Švedas | 91 | 703 | / |
| Švieda | 91 | 1 | / |
| Šveida | 91 | 1 | / |
| Svéda | 87 | 194 | / |
| Švedi | 80 | 55 | / |
| Švida | 80 | 3 | / |
| Švedaitė | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shveda | 73 | 1,114 | / |
| Švajda | 73 | 474 | / |
| Svejda | 73 | 399 | / |
| Svedas | 73 | 84 | / |
| Sveida | 73 | 39 | / |
| Sveyda | 73 | 23 | / |
| Chveda | 73 | 4 | / |
| Šveder | 73 | 3 | / |
| Šveide | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svieda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svedha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sveeda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shvedas | 67 | 136 | / |
| Shveida | 67 | 77 | / |
| Shvedat | 67 | 64 | / |
| Shveday | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shvedai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shveyda | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sveadas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szvedas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schveda | 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
- 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 Šveda
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