Bredvig Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bredvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2561:22,0502,239
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bredvig Last Name Facts

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

Bredvig is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredvig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bredvig are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 22,050. In Denmark Bredvig is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 32 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 28 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent are found. Not including Denmark this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breedevig881/
Bredvik8680/
Breidvik80119/
Bredvick8034/
Braadvig803/
Breidwig800/
Bradvic712/
Breitweg67146/
Bredwick6727/
Breedeweg630/
Breadeweg630/
Bradwick5399/
Bredbeck5361/
Brodwick5327/
Bredbäck531/
Braduick530/
Braddvek530/
Brathwaig502/
Brethwick500/
Braidwick500/

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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 Bredvig
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