Lekven Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lekven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2931:17,5502,181
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Lekven Last Name Facts

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

Lekven is found most frequently in Norway. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 835,661st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Lekven are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 17,550. In Norway Lekven is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 83 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 16 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Lekven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lekven last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Lekven earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning 325,730 kr per year and in United States they earn 73.35% more than the national average, earning $74,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokven8356/
Lekvin8332/
Leikvin776/
Lekvina771/
Lekhuene711/
Lec'hvien67156/
Likvin677/
Lakvin673/
Leckbeant670/
Likvina621/
Lacvein621/
Lekbuin621/
Likhvin621/
Lyckvind576/
Likhvina574/
Lekhweim572/
Lekhweym571/
Likvinova535/

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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 Lekven
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