Elgvin Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Elgvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway581:88,66012,230
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Elgvin Last Name Facts

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

Elgvin occurs most in Norway. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgvin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elgvin is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elgvin live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 88,660. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 2 percent are found.

Elgvin Last Name Statistics demography

Elgvin earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning 299,319 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olgvin8310/
Elgüven7711/
Holgvin776/
Elgovna771/
Yalgavin717/
Elagovan712/
Olegovin711/
Ellagavnu674/
Yalgavina672/
El Ghafin671/
Ellagovan671/

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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 Elgvin
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