Kvaavik Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Iceland

Kvaavik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvaavik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kvaavik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kvaavik has its highest incidence in Norway. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvaavik? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kvaavik live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway Kvaavik is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 39 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 33 percent reside and Western Norway, where 28 percent reside. Outside of Norway Kvaavik is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 24 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

Kvaavik Last Name Statistics demography

Kvaavik earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning 308,539 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvavik9253/
Kovavik861/
Kvevik7733/
Kvivik7728/
Kvåvik7718/
Kvavig772/
Kavavek711/
Khovavko67231/
Kavafaki6728/
Khavavko6719/
Kivoviko675/
Kovaevic672/
Kayvivek671/
Kaviphak671/
Kavivaka671/
Kovaević671/

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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 Kvaavik
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