Leigvold Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Leigvold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leigvold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway61:857,04855,549
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Leigvold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leigvold is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leigvold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Leigvold are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 857,048. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Norway Leigvold is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent are found.

Leigvold Last Name Statistics demography

Leigvold earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 212.77% more than the national average, earning 1,082,450 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legvold93156/
Leggvold881/
Legwold8016/
Ligvoll801/
Langvold7563/
Leikwold753/
Ligval7114/
Leguoul672/
Legboul671/
Ligwald670/

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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
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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 Leigvold
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