Kjelvik Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Kjelvik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 99 | 1:51,942 | 7,451 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
Kjelvik Demographics
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Kjelvik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kjelvik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kjelvik is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kjelvik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kjelvik? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kjelvik reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 51,942. In Norway Kjelvik is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 48 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 39 percent are found and Western Norway, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.
Kjelvik Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kjelvik last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.
The amount Kjelvik earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning 299,319 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,390 USD 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 Kjelvik
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