Ramsvik Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ramsvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramsvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3831:13,4261,542
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Rämsvik (7) are calculated separately.

Ramsvik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramsvik is found most frequently in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms: Rämsvik. Click here for further possible spellings of Ramsvik.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ramsvik is the 695,980th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname Ramsvik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ramsvik live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

Ramsvik is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 13,426. In Norway Ramsvik is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 50 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Ramsvik Last Name Statistics demography

Ramsvik earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.5% less than the national average, earning 292,451 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rämsvik957/
Ramsvick936/
Ramsvig8629/
Romsvik8613/
Ramswick8034/
Ramswig714/
Ramsuek711/
Ramsbek710/
Ramsbeck6724/
Ramsbäck6714/
Ramzbek571/
Ramzweig531/

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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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  • 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 Ramsvik
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