Švetak Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Švetak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Švetak 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
Croatia1101:38,4427,735
Slovenia471:52,9298,569
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Svetak (6) are calculated separately.

Švetak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Švetak is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Svetak. For other possible spellings of Švetak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švetak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Švetak is the 1,385,851st most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švetak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Švetak is most widely held in Croatia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 38,442. In Croatia Švetak is most prevalent in: Varaždin County, where 74 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 8 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 6 percent live. Aside from Croatia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 30 percent live and Serbia, where 1 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
Svetak946/
Švesták7749/
Shvetak771/
Svitak67732/
Svetac67130/
Svytak6751/
Svetakova6745/
Svetok6716/
Swetak6715/
Svetag671/
Suetak671/
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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 Švetak
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