Hestvik Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hestvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hestvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3151:16,3251,988
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hestvik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hestvik is found most in Norway. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestvik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hestvik is the 788,513th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. Hestvik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Hestvik are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 16,325. In Norway Hestvik is most common in: Western Norway, where 32 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Central Norway, where 23 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Hestvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hestvik last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Hestvik earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning 375,026 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hestvick932/
Estvik9221/
Chetvik861/
Etvik835/
Astvik7767/
Östvik7717/
Ostvik7712/
Hestbek71124/
Gistvik7110/
Hestbäk714/
Hastvig711/
Oestvig710/
Hestbeck67133/
Hestbekc671/
Oestveig670/
Ostvig6285/
Jetvig6231/
Haytvig571/
Ostveig571/
Höstbeck533/

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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 Hestvik
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