Kirkvaag Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kirkvaag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkvaag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway221:233,74025,571
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kirkvaag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkvaag has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkvaag? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Kirkvaag is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kirkvaag reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Kirkvaag is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 233,740. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Norway Kirkvaag occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Kirkvaag Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kirkvaag earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning 369,033 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkevaag9413/
Kirkvåg803/
Kirkevåg7524/
Kirkbak67109/
Kirkvik6723/
Kirikovica671/
Kirkbakk6370/
Kirkback630/
Kirkbough590/

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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 Kirkvaag
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