Kvien Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2061:24,9633,331
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kvien Last Name Facts

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

Kvien (Russian: Квиен) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvien? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kvien is the 855,216th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kvien live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 24,963. In Norway Kvien is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 59 percent live, Northern Norway, where 19 percent live and Western Norway, where 17 percent live. Excluding Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Kvien Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kvien last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kvien earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning 339,071 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kviten9134/
Khvien912/
Kvin89335/
Kven8939/
Kviteng837/
Kvitten833/
Khvin80324/
Kvina80277/
Kveen80220/
Khven80134/
Kåven8075/
Kvinn8030/
Kåvin8010/
Kvehn804/
Cvien803/
Kvoen803/
Kvent802/
Kvein802/
Kvjen801/
Kvion801/
Ckven801/
Kviin801/
Kvain801/
Kvean801/
Kvigne73145/
Kvitne7399/
Kvyten7356/
Kveene7352/
Kveine7338/
Khvaen7336/
Kveinå7332/
Kveane7328/
Khvoin7325/
Qvisen7316/
Khvoen736/
Kveten732/
Kvinne732/
Kvecin731/
Kvenne731/
Kveyon731/
Kvetin731/
Květen731/
Kvehne731/
Květin731/
Kviyne730/
Kvittem67154/
Cven677/
Kvyn675/
Kvinova672/
Khvesin672/
Kveeyan672/
Qvin672/
Kempien671/
Kvjn671/
Kvychen671/
Kveeian671/

Kvien Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kvien in the Russian language
Квиенkvien-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kvien
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