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 last name Hestvik is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hestvik.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestvik? popularity and diffusion

Hestvik is the 788,513th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Hestvik are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 16,325. In Norway Hestvik is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 32 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent reside and Central Norway, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Hestvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hestvik 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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