Kortvedt Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kortvedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortvedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway461:111,78914,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kortvedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kortvedt is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortvedt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Kortvedt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kortvedt reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent live, Central Norway, where 2 percent live and Svalbard and Jan Mayen, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Kortvedt Last Name Statistics demography

Kortvedt earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning 381,254 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kartvedt8849/
Kaartvedt821/
Kartveit75149/
Kortvy710/
Kortvis671/
Cortves670/
Korthues6387/
Korthvis631/
Cortbeth630/
Kortbi57814/
Kartvy571/
Kartvi571/
Kourtbi534/
Cortbit533/
Karthvi531/
Korthuis50768/
Quartves500/

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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 Kortvedt
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