Švejda Surname

268,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Švejda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Švejda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,4241:7,467938
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Svejda (399) are calculated separately.

Švejda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Švejda Come From? nationality or country of origin

Švejda is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Svejda. For other potential spellings of Švejda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švejda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Švejda is the 268,717th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,018,971 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švejda live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,424 people, or 1 in 7,467. In Czechia Švejda is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 24 percent are found, Prague, where 15 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found. Besides Czechia Švejda is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Slovenia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svejda94399/
Šveda91564/
Švedas83703/
Švajda83474/
Švieda831/
Šveida831/
Sveda73683/
Švéda73506/
Švedi7355/
Švida733/
Schvejda715/
Švedaitė713/
Shveda671,114/
Svajda67237/
Svedas6784/
Sveida6739/
Swejda6736/
Sveyda6723/
Chveda674/
Šveder673/
Svejde671/
Svedha671/
Svieda671/
Šveide671/
Sveeda671/

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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 Švejda
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