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

Švigelj is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Svigelj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švigelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. This last name is mostly found 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 last name Švigelj is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 711 people, or 1 in 3,499. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Central Slovenia, where 60 percent live, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 23 percent live and Lower Sava, where 5 percent live. Apart from Slovenia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 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
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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