Kvam Surname
Approximately 3,781 people bear this surname
Kvam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,409 | 1:2,135 | 176 |
| United States | 1,209 | 1:299,801 | 27,664 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Kvam (10) may also be a first name.
Kvam Demographics
Average Kvam Salary in
United States
$48,782 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kvam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kvam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kvam (Russian: Квам) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kvam.
How Common Is The Last Name Kvam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 121,172nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,927,412 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kvam live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia. Kvam is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname Kvam is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 2,409 people, or 1 in 2,135. In Norway Kvam is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent reside and Western Norway, where 27 percent reside. Barring Norway Kvam is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Kvam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kvam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kvam surname expanded 10,991 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kvam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kvam surname are 2.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.34% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kvam earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning 336,700 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $42,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kvam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kvam in the Russian language | ||
| Квам | kvam | - |
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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 Kvam
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