Balsvik Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Balsvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balsvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway591:87,15712,054
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Balsvik Last Name Facts

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

Balsvik occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balsvik? popularity and diffusion

Balsvik is the 2,203,767th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Balsvik live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

Balsvik is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 87,157. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 49 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 16 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Balsvik Last Name Statistics demography

Balsvik earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.81% less than the national average, earning 319,056 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valsvik86110/
Walsvik8663/
Balsvig866/
Walsvick8046/
Balswick8045/
Valsvig7148/
Walsvig715/
Valsuik712/
Walswick6783/
Wallswick630/
Ballschwieg560/
Wolswijk53415/
Walzwick532/
Wolswisk531/
Wallsbeck506/
Bolschwig505/
Walesbeck500/

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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 Balsvik
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