Rossvær Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rossvær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rossvær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway81:642,78647,258

Rossvær Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rossvær is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rossvær.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossvær? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Rossvær occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rossvær live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 642,786. In Norway Rossvær is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 50 percent are found.

Rossvær Last Name Statistics demography

Rossvær earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning 348,633 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotvær7723/
Rovr732/
Rovre674/
Rosbr673/
Rouvre62182/
Roiver620/
Rovrre620/
Rashvrd571/
Ravr559/
Robr557/
Rowr551/
Ravre5016/
Rob'r501/

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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 Rossvær
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