Kvernes Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvernes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvernes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2081:24,7233,295
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Kvernes Last Name Facts

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

Kvernes is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kvernes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvernes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 961,438th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kvernes live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 24,723. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 46 percent live, Western Norway, where 31 percent live and Central Norway, where 18 percent live. Aside from Norway Kvernes exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Kvernes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kvernes earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning 307,531 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.66% less than the national average, earning $36,392 USD 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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  • 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 Kvernes
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