Gjevik Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gjevik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjevik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1611:31,9404,447
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Gjevik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gjevik is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gjevik.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjevik? popularity and diffusion

Gjevik is the 1,305,105th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name Gjevik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gjevik reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 31,940. In Norway Gjevik is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 57 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent reside and Western Norway, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Gjevik Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gjevik earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning 339,762 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjesvik9225/
Gjetvik9216/
Gjeisvik861/
Kjevik83131/
Geitvik7722/
Kågevik771/
Gjebic6727/
Gzhebik6236/
Geyovic621/
Gijsbeks571/
Geiswick570/
Geibig50554/

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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 Gjevik
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