Kveven Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kveven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kveven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway111:467,48139,375
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Kveven Demographics

Average Kveven Salary in
Norway

197,774 kr

Per year
Rank:
69,940 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000152131
Rank: 46,296 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
57.15%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Kveven Last Name Facts

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

Kveven is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kveven.

How Common Is The Last Name Kveven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kveven is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kveven live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

Kveven is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 467,481. In Norway Kveven is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Besides Norway Kveven is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Kveven Last Name Statistics demography

Kveven earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 42.85% less than the national average, earning 197,774 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavevean861/
Kvæven8338/
Kvaven835/
Kvyven831/
Kavevon772/
Kevevan771/
Kvivesen7181/
Kaveevon717/
Kavevana714/
Koivuven711/
Kaveephan672/
Keefauven671/
Keifhaven670/
Khuevina571/
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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 Kveven
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