Bakkevig Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bakkevig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakkevig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1381:37,2635,279
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Bakkevig Last Name Facts

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

Bakkevig occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakkevig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. Bakkevig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bakkevig are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 37,263. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 63 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent live and Southern Norway, where 4 percent live. Outside of Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Bakkevig Last Name Statistics demography

Bakkevig earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 46.82% more than the national average, earning 508,102 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakkevik8875/
Bekkevik7543/
Backevik7515/
Baskevic7512/
Bakevics751/
Baskevics717/
Baškevics711/
Bacevic6743/
Bakebeg6727/
Bakavic675/
Bakovik671/

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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 Bakkevig
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