Hvalryg Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hvalryg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hvalryg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway421:122,43516,038
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hvalryg Last Name Facts

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

Hvalryg is found most frequently in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hvalryg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hvalryg live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 122,435. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 52 percent reside, Central Norway, where 21 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Hvalryg Last Name Statistics demography

Hvalryg earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning 296,279 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valrygg8663/
Vlrg731/
Valerga711,116/
Valeryk7111/
Valergo715/
Valerag712/
Valargo710/
Valerugo6779/
Vallrugo6722/
Vallargo672/
Valahrig671/
Hvalerko671/
Valaryuk671/
Vallarga671/
Balrig6227/
Valric623/
Valrex621/
Valrek621/
Walryck5770/
Ballreg571/

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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 Hvalryg
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