Kvalsund Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvalsund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvalsund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4781:10,7581,188
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kvalsund Last Name Facts

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

Kvalsund occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvalsund? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kvalsund is the 625,459th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. The last name Kvalsund occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kvalsund live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 10,758. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 84 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 12 percent reside and Central Norway, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Kvalsund Last Name Statistics demography

Kvalsund earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning 345,515 kr per year.

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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
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  • 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 Kvalsund
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