Høvik Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Høvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8891:5,784581
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Høvik Last Name Facts

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

Høvik is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Høvik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,206th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Høvik reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 5,784. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 46 percent are found, Western Norway, where 28 percent are found and Central Norway, where 18 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Høvik Last Name Statistics demography

Høvik earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning 346,749 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Håvik80592/
Høvig8032/
Khvik807/
Chvik803/
Hvike801/
Vik758,256/
Chviek7334/
Højvig739/
Chvick730/
Vick6725,121/
Vike674,148/
Vuik67517/
Veik67345/
Vaik67343/
Huik67199/
Voik67151/
Vikk67112/
Viek6785/
Åvik6767/
Bhik6758/
Hvek6748/
Vijk6730/
Vikh6724/
Viok6717/
Hvyk6717/
Whik678/
Hvic676/
Øvig675/
Hbik674/
Viľk672/
Hvig671/
Hwik671/
Vwik671/
Vhik671/
Vgik671/
Viqk671/
Vizk671/

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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 Høvik
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