Nortvedt Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nortvedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nortvedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway811:63,4859,023
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nortvedt Last Name Facts

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

Nortvedt occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nortvedt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Nortvedt live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

Nortvedt is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 63,485. In Norway Nortvedt is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent live, Western Norway, where 33 percent live and Southern Norway, where 1 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Nortvedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nortvedt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nortvedt Last Name Statistics demography

Nortvedt earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning 375,177 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordtvedt94346/
Nortveit8812/
Nordtveit82402/
Northveth8217/
Nordtvett821/
Northvay630/
Northuitt591/
Northouer591/
Northby5329/
Northuis5091/
Northbay502/

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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 Nortvedt
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