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
Švejk has its highest incidence in Czechia. It can also occur as a variant: Svejk. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Švejk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly 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 frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 343,015. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Pardubice Region, where 48 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 29 percent are found and Karlovy Vary Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Czechia it is found in one country. It is also common in Djibouti, where 3 percent are found.
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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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