Švelan Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Švelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Švelan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia371:144,22826,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Svelan (36) & Svelán (1) are calculated separately.

Švelan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Švelan is most common in Slovakia. It may appear as a variant: Svelan or Svelán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Švelan.

How Common Is The Last Name Švelan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Švelan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švelan live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 144,228. In Slovakia Švelan is mostly concentrated in: Žilina Region, where 81 percent live, Nitra Region, where 14 percent live and Banská Bystrica Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svelan9436/
Svelán891/
Sveland7725/
Svetlan7714/
Svelyan774/
Svellan772/
Svelland7172/
Sæveland7148/
Svetlyan711/
Suelan671,067/
Svilan67131/
Zuelan6719/
Xuelan6712/
Swelan672/
Svelanova672/
Svylan671/
Svelanová671/
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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 Švelan
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