Arvids Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Arvids Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arvids Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arvids (7,332) may also be a first name.

Arvids Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arvids is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arvids? popularity and diffusion

Arvids is the 2,372,517th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. Arvids occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Arvids reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 75,253rd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,332 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 166,894. In Sweden it is most common in: Dalarna County, where 56 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 12 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harvids920/
Arvits834/
Orvids831/
Arwids831/
Harvits7722/
Arviz739/
Harvitts711/
Ervits6719/
Arvaiz674/
Arvich673/
Harvic673/
Arvitz673/
Arwits671/
Orvits671/

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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
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  • 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 Arvids
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