Faksvaag Surname

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

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Faksvaag Surname User-submission:

The name is derived from Faksvaagen, the family homestead near Kristiansund North in Norway.

The first component is a personal name, old Norse Faxi used either as a first name or more probably a nickname. It is derived from the old Norse fax, meaning a horse mane.

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Faksvaag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015

Faksvaag Surname Meaning

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The name is derived from Faksvaagen, the family homestead near Kristiansund North in Norway.

The first component is a personal name, old Norse Faxi used either as a first name or more probably a nickname. It is derived from the old Norse fax, meaning a horse mane. Applied to a man, it would mean "He with a shock of hair."

The latter part of the compound name is from the old Norse vagr or vaag, meaning bay. This is a common component in Norway for farms on bays.

The name therefore means "Faxi's bay."

Source: The Foxvog Saga by Donald R Foxvog (c)1959

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The name is derived from Faksvaagen, the family homestead near Kristiansund North in Norway.

The first component is a personal name, old Norse, faxi, used either as a first name or more probably a nickname. It is derived from the old Norse, fax, meaning a 'horse mane'. Applied to a man, it would mean 'he with a shock of hair'.

The latter part of the compound name is from the old Norse, vagr, or vaag, meaning 'bay'. This is a common component in Norway for farms on bays.

The name therefore means 'Faxi's bay'.

Source: The Foxvog Saga by Donald R Foxvog (c)1959

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Faksvaag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faksvaag is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faksvaag? popularity and diffusion

Faksvaag is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Faksvaag live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Faksvaag is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 71 percent are found, Western Norway, where 21 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Faksvaag Last Name Statistics demography

Faksvaag earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 142.31% more than the national average, earning 838,596 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faksvag931/
Faksvåg80103/
Faxvaag8024/
Fakcuhag631/
Faxvog5721/
Fauxvaux5010/

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