Kveim Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kveim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kveim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1281:40,1745,714
Switzerland161:513,30736,405

Kveim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kveim is most common in Norway. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kveim.

How Common Is The Last Name Kveim? popularity and diffusion

Kveim is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. Kveim occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kveim live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

Kveim is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 40,174. In Norway Kveim is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 55 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 38 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found. Barring Norway it is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.

Kveim Last Name Statistics demography

Kveim earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.41% more than the national average, earning 434,027 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvaheim832/
Kveum80113/
Ckvim801/
Kvaem801/
Kvam673,781/
Kbim672/
Khweime672/
Kvym671/
Qvim671/
Kh'weime6211/
Kvame60210/
Kıvam6089/
Kvamm6029/
Khvam602/
Khuem602/
Khuim601/
Kh'weimme571/
Kvamme553,097/
Khwaim554/
Khueme554/
Kvamsås5034/
Khuijim503/
Khuiiam502/
Kvamová501/
Khweyme501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kveim
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