Švára Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Švára Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Švára Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1691:62,92010,527
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Švara (234), Svára (2) & Svara (603) are calculated separately.

Švára Last Name Facts

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

Švára occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Švara, Svára or Svara. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Švára? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Švára is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Švára live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Švára is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 62,920. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 27 percent are found, Prague, where 17 percent are found and Vysočina Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Czechia it is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Švara93234/
Svára932/
Svara87603/
Zvára80193/
Šivár807/
Šovár805/
Švora803/
Švihra73186/
Šavora73174/
Šuvira73115/
Šverha7376/
Szvára7345/
Šavara7330/
Šivara7315/
Šívara7311/
Švarha738/
Šováry738/
Šavira735/
Šuvara735/
Ševera734/
Švaras732/
Šóvári731/
Šver6739/
Šáfr6734/
Šívr6734/
Ševr6730/
Šavr678/
Šivr675/
Zvra671/
Švor671/

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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 Švára
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