Kirkvold Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Kirkvold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkvold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Norway411:125,42216,333
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kirkvold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkvold is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkvold? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kirkvold is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Kirkvold live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 39 percent live, South Dakota, where 25 percent live and Alaska, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Kirkvold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirkvold has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirkvold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kirkvold are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kirkvold earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning 267,048 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,805 CAD per year.

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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 Kirkvold
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