Ryvig Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ryvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ryvig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ryvig Last Name Facts

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

Ryvig is found most in Denmark. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Ryvig is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ryvig reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 940,786. In Denmark Ryvig is mostly found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 83 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ryvik807/
Rivig802/
Rybig801/
Ryveg801/
Risvig73163/
Retvig7311/
Raybig730/
Reisvig67115/
Raysvik6710/
Rajsvig671/

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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 Ryvig
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