Forvik Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway221:233,74025,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Förvik (2) are calculated separately.

Forvik Last Name Facts

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

Forvik (Russian: Форвик) is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as: Förvik. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forvik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Forvik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Forvik are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Forvik is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 233,740. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 77 percent reside and Central Norway, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Norway Forvik occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Forvik Last Name Statistics demography

Forvik earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning 375,325 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förvik942/
Vorvik8333/
Farvik8310/
Furvik838/
Forwick77148/
Vorvick7743/
Faervik777/
Forbick772/
Farvick770/
Vervik67193/
Varvik6788/
Forwig6710/
Forbig675/
Forbix671/
Farvic671/
Fervig670/
Forbek670/

Forvik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forvik in the Russian language
Форвикforvik-

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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 Forvik
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