Kolvik Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kolvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1111:46,3276,632
Sweden241:410,28229,154
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England181:3,095,448105,421
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Kölvik (17) are calculated separately.

Kolvik Last Name Facts

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

Kolvik (Russian: Кольвик) is found most frequently in Norway. It can also occur as a variant: Kölvik. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolvik is the 1,252,959th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Kolvik is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kolvik are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Kolvik is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 46,327. In Norway Kolvik is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 17 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kolvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kolvik surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kolvik earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning 328,575 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $39,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kölvik9417/
Kolvick9228/
Kolbik83859/
Kalvik83764/
Kolvek83241/
Kulvik83131/
Kolvig8361/
Külvik8327/
Kolvic8310/
Kolwik831/
Kelvik831/
Kolveck7728/
Kullvik7717/
Collvik7714/
Kolwick7714/
Kalvick7712/
Kaalvik7710/
Kelvikh777/
Kallvik775/
Kahlvik775/
Kolbiks774/
Kolbick771/
Koolwijk71486/
Koolwick7130/
Kalviske7125/
Kallviks712/
Kalvig67315/
Colvig67174/
Kolbek67173/
Kolbig67143/
Kalwik67143/
Kolbyk6750/
Kolvekova6736/
Kulwik6724/
Kolwig6717/
Kolveg6713/
Kolbikova6710/
Kolbic674/
Kolveková674/
Calvik674/
Kolwek673/
Kolbík672/
Colvek671/
Kelvig671/
Kolvec671/
Colbik671/
Kalvic671/
Kolwyk670/

Kolvik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolvik in the Russian language
Кольвикkolvik-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kolvik
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis