Švestka Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Švestka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Švestka 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
Czechia8401:12,6591,784
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Svestka (292) are calculated separately.

Švestka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Švestka has its highest incidence in Czechia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Svestka. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švestka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,077th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švestka reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Švestka is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 12,659. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: South Moravian Region, where 25 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 15 percent reside and Prague, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Czechia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

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
Svestka95292/
Švesták8649/
Swestka7168/
Svestac7149/
Chvetka719/
Szwestka6772/
Shvestko6738/
Svastika6721/

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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 Švestka
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