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.

Švigir Surname Distribution Map

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

Švigir is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Svigir. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Švigir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Švigir is the 540,721st most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname Švigir is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švigir are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 7,303. In Croatia Švigir is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 63 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 11 percent are found and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Croatia Švigir is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 1 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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