Gjetvik Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjetvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjetvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311

Gjetvik Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Gjetvik? popularity and diffusion

Gjetvik is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gjetvik are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Gjetvik is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway Gjetvik is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 69 percent are found, Western Norway, where 25 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 6 percent are found.

Gjetvik Last Name Statistics demography

Gjetvik earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning 433,859 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjevik92173/
Gjesvik8625/
Geitvik8622/
Gjeisvik801/
Kjevik77131/
Kågevik711/
Gjebic6227/
Gzhebik5736/
Geyovic571/
Geiswick530/
Geistbeck5099/

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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 Gjetvik
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