Eldevig Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Eldevig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eldevig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Faroe Islands161:3,062359
Greenland141:4,027416
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Eldevig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eldevig is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldevig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Eldevig occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Eldevig reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 161,278. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 74 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 9 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Denmark this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Faroe Islands, where 24 percent live and Greenland, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eldevik86287/
Heldevik8014/
Eldevick8010/
Heldewig803/
Eldewik71193/
Aldevik7115/
Oldevik719/
Heldeweg6743/
Hildewig6712/
Eldewaik679/
Jildevik675/
Heldovic672/
Heldaviq672/
Hildevik671/
Eldibek5737/
Eldewek5713/
Eldawek571/
Aldewik571/
Aldavik571/
Aldewick5311/
Eldowaik539/
Eldebäck538/
Geldibek532/
Eldeweuk531/

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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 Eldevig
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