Švejk Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Švejk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
The alternate forms: Svejk (16) are calculated separately.
Švejk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Švejk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Švejk is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Svejk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Švejk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Švejk is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Švejk live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Švejk is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 343,015. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Pardubice Region, where 48 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 29 percent live and Karlovy Vary Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Djibouti, where 3 percent live.
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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 Švejk
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