Kolsvik Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kolsvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolsvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kolsvik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolsvik is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolsvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Kolsvik is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kolsvik live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

Kolsvik is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 48,059. In Norway Kolsvik is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 37 percent live, Central Norway, where 32 percent live and Northern Norway, where 29 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Kolsvik Last Name Statistics demography

Kolsvik earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning 300,755 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalsvik8635/
Kullsvik805/
Kallsvik801/
Koleswik801/
Kolsuek712/
Kalsvig711/
Koljvic711/
Colsvek710/
Callsvik675/
Kulsuike671/
Kaleswik671/
Culsvic571/
Kulcvyk571/
Kalsbeek531,537/
Kalsbeck5375/
Kalssbeek501/
Kulchwick501/

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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 Kolsvik
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