Šváb Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šváb Surname User-submission:

The Šváb surname means 'cockroach' in Czech.

Šváb 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
Czechia1,2671:8,3931,070
Slovakia1891:28,2354,867
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Švab (857), Sváb (434) & Svab (668) are calculated separately.

Šváb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Šváb surname means 'cockroach' in Czech.

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Šváb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šváb (Hindi: स्वाब) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Švab, Sváb or Svab. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šváb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 268,122nd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,005,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šváb live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 1,267 people, or 1 in 8,393. In Czechia Šváb is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live, Prague, where 14 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Czechia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 13 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
Švab92857/
Sváb92434/
Šváby8955/
Švába8944/
Švábů891/
Svab83668/
Švub75241/
Švob7578/
Šveb7516/
Švúb753/
Švoba6758/
Svába6736/
Šveba6728/
Švabu6727/
Sváby6723/
Sováb675/
Śváby673/
Švaby672/
Svábi671/
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Šváb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šváb in the Hindi language
स्वाबsvaba81.82
स्वबीsvabi9.09
स्वबsvaba9.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šváb
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