Švigelj Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Švigelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Švigelj 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
Slovenia7111:3,499564
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Svigelj (73) are calculated separately.

Švigelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Švigelj has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Svigelj. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švigelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švigelj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Švigelj is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 711 people, or 1 in 3,499. In Slovenia Švigelj is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 60 percent reside, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 23 percent reside and Lower Sava, where 5 percent reside. Beside Slovenia Švigelj is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 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
Svigelj9573/
Švagelj86455/
Švegelj86135/
Švajgelj801/
Svagelj7190/
Svigely714/
Svegelj713/
Svigeli711/
Svižela578/
Svizela572/
Svageli572/
Suigely571/
Svagely571/
Zweigele535/
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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 Švigelj
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