Kvilvang Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvilvang Surname User-submission:

The name comes from a small farm in Norway. It is believed that vang is a place where pilgrims could camp on their way to Nidaros. Kvil is a Norwegian name for 'rest'.

Kvilvang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Norway361:142,84118,058
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kvilvang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from a small farm in Norway. It is believed that vang is a place where pilgrims could camp on their way to Nidaros. Kvil is a Norwegian name for 'rest'.

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Kvilvang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kvilvang is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvilvang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kvilvang reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States Kvilvang is mostly found in: North Dakota, where 36 percent are found, Minnesota, where 21 percent are found and Arizona, where 16 percent are found. Other than The United States Kvilvang occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 38 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Kvilvang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kvilvang last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kvilvang earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning 322,106 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,713 USD per year.

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