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 last name Šveda is found most in Slovakia. It can also be found as a variant: Sveda, Švéda or Svéda. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šveda? popularity and diffusion
Šveda is the 562,135th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šveda are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 18,402. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Košice Region, where 55 percent live, Prešov Region, where 37 percent live and Žilina Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Slovakia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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