Švedas Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Švedas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 695 | 1:4,366 | 688 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
The alternate forms: Svedas (84) are calculated separately.
Švedas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švedas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Švedas is found in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Svedas. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Švedas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Švedas is the 475,771st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švedas live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 695 people, or 1 in 4,366. In Lithuania it is most frequent in: Vilnius County, where 28 percent are found, Kaunas County, where 17 percent are found and Šiauliai County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Lithuania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svedas | 94 | 84 | / |
| Šveda | 91 | 564 | / |
| Švejda | 83 | 1,452 | / |
| Švieda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Šveida | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shvedas | 77 | 136 | / |
| Sveadas | 77 | 8 | / |
| Szvedas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sveda | 73 | 683 | / |
| Švéda | 73 | 506 | / |
| Švida | 73 | 3 | / |
| Švedaitė | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shveda | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Švajda | 67 | 474 | / |
| Svejda | 67 | 399 | / |
| Sveida | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sveyda | 67 | 23 | / |
| Svadas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Swedas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chveda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Svedac | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suedas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Svedha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svieda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sveeda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sbedas | 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 Švedas
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis