Hesselvig Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hesselvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hesselvig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1841:30,6783,179
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hesselvig Last Name Facts

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

Hesselvig is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hesselvig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hesselvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hesselvig is the 1,244,200th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. Hesselvig is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hesselvig are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hesselvig is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 30,678. In Denmark Hesselvig is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 34 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hesselvik8912/
Hessel Veiga862/
Hesslevik7821/
Hasselvik7810/
Hasselvåg782/
Hasselvach631/
Hazelfig591/
Husilovic565/
Hasalovic562/

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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 Hesselvig
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