Kvammen Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvammen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvammen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7341:7,006708
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kvammen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kvammen is most common in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvammen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 408,080th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kvammen are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Kvammen is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 7,006. In Norway Kvammen is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 66 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Kvammen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kvammen last name are 44.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.3% registered with the party.

The amount Kvammen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.52% less than the national average, earning 316,596 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $44,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.17% less than the national average, earning $29,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvamen9251/
Cvammen8635/
Qvammen8612/
Kvamng771/
Khwammuen755/
Khwgameen631/
Cvamng621/
Kemppaimen591/
Khuamina531/
Khuanmina501/

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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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  • 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 Kvammen
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