Gjovik Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gjovik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gjovik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gjovik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gjovik has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gjovik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gjovik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gjovik are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States Gjovik is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 39 percent reside, North Dakota, where 18 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States Gjovik occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Gjovik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gjovik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gjovik last name grew 1,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gjovik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gjovik surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Gjovik earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,659 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gjovick921/
Gjovig8397/
Gjovic831/
Gajowik77155/
Gajowick711/
Grzovic6251/
Geowick623/
Kjasvik621/
Cjoovig620/
Gajowiec57217/
Ksovic502/

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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 Gjovik
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