Švehla Surname
Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname
Švehla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,221 | 1:8,709 | 1,117 |
| Slovakia | 113 | 1:47,225 | 9,049 |
| Croatia | 64 | 1:66,072 | 12,005 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
The alternate forms: Svehla (1,215) & Svéhla (1) are calculated separately.
Švehla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švehla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Švehla is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Svehla or Svéhla. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Švehla? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 276,555th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švehla live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,221 people, or 1 in 8,709. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Bohemian Region, where 23 percent are found, Prague, where 14 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Czechia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 8 percent are found and Croatia, where 5 percent are found.
Švehla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Švehla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Švehla surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Svehla | 94 | 1,215 | / |
| Svéhla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Švihla | 83 | 206 | / |
| Švahla | 83 | 9 | / |
| Švelai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Švyhla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Švehler | 77 | 6 | / |
| Svela | 73 | 480 | / |
| Šuela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svehlach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schvehla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swehla | 67 | 542 | / |
| Svihla | 67 | 167 | / |
| Šveler | 67 | 58 | / |
| Svetla | 67 | 34 | / |
| Šveláň | 67 | 4 | / |
| Svahla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Švaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chvela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šuhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svelha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svelia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Svohla | 67 | 0 | / |
| Svella | 67 | 0 | / |
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Švehla Reference & Research
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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 Švehla
- 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