Kolven Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kolven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kölven (28) are calculated separately.
Kolven Demographics
Average Kolven Salary in
Norway
392,745 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Kolven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolven is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kölven. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolven? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Kolven occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kolven live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 571,365. In Norway Kolven is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 78 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 22 percent are found. Besides Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Kolven Last Name Statistics demography
Kolven earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning 392,745 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kölven | 94 | 28 | / |
| Koelven | 92 | 7 | / |
| Colven | 83 | 200 | / |
| Kelven | 83 | 123 | / |
| Kalven | 83 | 58 | / |
| Kolvin | 83 | 37 | / |
| Kolvyn | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kolvina | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kalvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalvene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalveen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelveen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colvent | 77 | 0 | / |
| Colvean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kohlwein | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kohlbein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalvienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kholwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colvin | 67 | 35,583 | / |
| Kelvin | 67 | 22,596 | / |
| Kalvin | 67 | 1,132 | / |
| Kálvin | 67 | 223 | / |
| Calven | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kalvyn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cölven | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kalvín | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Kolven
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