Rostveit Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rostveit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rostveit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Rostveit Last Name Facts

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

Rostveit occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rostveit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rostveit is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Rostveit is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Rostveit live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Norway it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found.

Rostveit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rostveit are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rostveit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.57% more than the national average, earning 583,372 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning $29,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rostvet9337/
Rostvit9328/
Rostvedt8839/
Rotvit869/
Rostvi861/
Rostved80105/
Rotvedt802/
Rostver801/
Rustvet800/
Rotvi772/
Restvedt7524/
Rotvijit751/
Rottvitt751/
Rotver7123/
Rastvi711/
Rostva711/
Rotvat711/
Rohtvee6715/
Rotvich672/
Rostvad672/

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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 Rostveit
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