Balvig Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Balvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Balvig Last Name Facts

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

Balvig occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balvig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Balvig is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Balvig live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Balvig is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 434,209. In Denmark Balvig is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolvig83320/
Balvik8327/
Walvig8313/
Balbig8311/
Balwig834/
Baluig833/
Belvig832/
Balvic832/
Ballwig778/
Balvick776/
Balvaik775/
Bailwig770/
Valvik67447/
Balweg67143/
Bolwig6773/
Walvik6753/
Belveg6725/
Balueg6711/
Baluik677/
Baluic673/
Balbeg672/
Bolvik672/
Walvix671/
Valviq671/
Balwic670/
Valwig670/

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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 Balvig
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