Švík Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Švík Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Švík Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia781:136,32721,508
Slovakia311:172,14429,813

The alternate forms: Švik (46) & Svik (140) are calculated separately.

Švík Last Name Facts

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

The last name Švík is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Švik or Svik. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Švík? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Švík live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Švík is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 136,327. In Czechia it is most frequent in: South Bohemian Region, where 41 percent live, Plzeň Region, where 18 percent live and Prague, where 15 percent live. Beside Czechia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Švik9246/
Švíka8967/
Svik83140/
Ščevík8067/
Švak752/
Švok752/
Švek752/
Švíková73189/
Šuvak67411/
Šivak67220/
Sovík67164/
Šivák6735/
Švejk6732/
Šavuk6723/
Šavko6723/
Sivík6719/
Šivok675/
Šivko674/
Ševíc673/
Čevík671/
Švika671/

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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 Švík
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