Švigir Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Švigir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Švigir 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
Croatia5791:7,3031,152
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Svigir (35) are calculated separately.

Švigir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Švigir occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Svigir. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Švigir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švigir reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 7,303. In Croatia it is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 63 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 11 percent reside and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Croatia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 1 percent reside and Slovenia, 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
Svigir9435/
Šviger833/
Švinger7726/
Šveiger7724/
Švaiger778/
Sivigiri711/
Sovgir67145/
Švuger6723/
Savgir6722/
Sevgir6711/
Šveger676/
Švigerová673/
Sviger672/
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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 Švigir
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