Švihel Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Švihel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Švihel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1511:70,42011,815
Slovakia331:161,71128,420

The alternate forms: Svihel (213) are calculated separately.

Švihel Last Name Facts

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

Švihel occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Svihel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švihel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Švihel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švihel live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Švihel is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 70,420. In Czechia Švihel is mostly concentrated in: Zlín Region, where 19 percent are found, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 18 percent are found and Pardubice Region, where 13 percent are found. Barring Czechia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svihel94213/
Švihelová80137/
Švihula7715/
Svahel6711/
Swihel675/
Svihelova673/
Suihel673/
Chviel672/
Svihelová671/
Svihula6237/
Savihul621/
Savaheli578/
Savohela571/
Siviholya535/
Zavohehla531/
Suvaehela531/
Zvíhal505/
Zvyhal503/
Svehal503/
Svahil501/

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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 Švihel
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