Hersvik Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hersvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hersvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1701:30,2494,174
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336

Hersvik Last Name Facts

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

Hersvik occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hersvik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hersvik reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 30,249. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 70 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Norway it exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Hersvik Last Name Statistics demography

Hersvik earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning 375,265 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ersvik92151/
Herdsvick880/
Harsvik86203/
Horsvik863/
Harsvick8013/
Örsvik7711/
Arsvik771/
Jersvig7110/
Hercuik711/
Harswick6722/
Gerswick674/
Orsvig620/
Ersbäck579/
Arswick571/
Herzwig570/
Herzweig5315/
Herzbeck532/
Hirschbek5013/

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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 Hersvik
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