Svien

Svien Meaning & Origin

About Svien
The surname Svien is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn, meaning "boy" or "servant." It was a common given name in medieval Scandinavia and later became a hereditary surname. The name Svien typically signifies a family's ancestral connection to an individual named Sveinn, highlighting their lineage or descent from someone with that name.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Svien is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Svien: 147
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 118,185
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Svien based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Svien is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SFN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S V AY1 N
🌐 IPA
/svien*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S150

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Svien in Braille

Here's how to represent Svien in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Svien in braille

How to sign the name Svien using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Svien using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Svien in sign language

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