Olsvik Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Olsvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olsvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4351:11,8211,335
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Olsvik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olsvik occurs most in Norway. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olsvik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 609,992nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Olsvik reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 11,821. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 48 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Central Norway, where 14 percent live. Outside of Norway it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Olsvik Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olsvik earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning 349,461 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.43% less than the national average, earning $40,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holsvik92105/
Alsvik83298/
Olsvig83273/
Ulsvik835/
Olsvic832/
Halsvik77111/
Gulsvik7780/
Alsvike7729/
Ullsvik7717/
Ahlsvik777/
Helsvik775/
Alsvick775/
Oleswik771/
Elsvick771/
Hellsvik7148/
Holsveig713/
Hallsvik713/
Golswick711/
Holswick711/
Oelswick711/
Hellesvik67176/
Alsvig6789/
Elzvik675/
Elsvig671/
Hallesvik671/
Olsbig671/

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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 Olsvik
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