Rógvi Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Rógvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rógvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Faroe Islands221:2,227257
Denmark181:313,59522,770

The alternate forms: Rogvi (35) & Rògvi (1) are calculated separately.

Rógvi (178) may also be a first name.

Rógvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rógvi occurs in The Faroe Islands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Rogvi or Rògvi. For other potential spellings of Rógvi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rógvi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rógvi are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. Rógvi is also the 683,417th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 178 people.

The last name Rógvi is most frequent in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,227. Without taking into account The Faroe Islands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 45 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rogvi9335/
Rògvi931/
Rgvi891/
Rógvu8014/
Ragvi806/
Rigvi801/
Rgv754/
Ragavi7383/
Raghvi7334/
Rigavi7311/
Rigvai731/
Regavi731/
Rógová731/
Rgavai731/
Rugvie730/
Rougvie67218/
Raghavi67102/
Rogovoi6725/
Rugavai678/
Rogoviy677/
Rogovei676/
Rgav674/
Rqvi672/
Rogovia672/
Ragavai672/
Raagavi671/
Rgvy671/
Rigv671/
Rcvi671/
Rcgv671/
Ruguvia671/
Rugovia671/
Regovia671/
Reghevi671/
Rgov671/
Rogv671/
Rogovyi671/
Rugovih671/
Ruggevi671/
Ragv671/
Raghuvi671/
Rongvai671/

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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 Rógvi
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