Hvoslef Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hvoslef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hvoslef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway771:66,7839,424
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hvoslef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hvoslef is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hvoslef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Hvoslef are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 66,783. In Norway Hvoslef is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 77 percent are found, Western Norway, where 13 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Hvoslef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hvoslef last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hvoslef earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning 398,746 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaslef7711/
Volefe772/
Woslef770/
Bhosleb711/
Voilesf711/
Vasleff711/
Volev67188/
Volif6760/
Wolef6728/
Bolef6720/
Valef675/
Voshlaev671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hvoslef
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis