Saltvig Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Saltvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saltvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Saltvig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saltvig is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Saltvig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saltvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saltvig is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Saltvig is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Saltvig are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway Saltvig is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 56 percent reside, Western Norway, where 31 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Norway Saltvig occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Saltvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saltvig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saltvig Last Name Statistics demography

Saltvig earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.25% less than the national average, earning 244,862 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saltvik86179/
Saltvick8045/
Saltović8031/
Saltovic805/
Syltevig803/
Saletović751,207/
Salatović75273/
Salatovic7549/
Saletovic7533/
Syltevik6747/
Seldevig674/

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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 Saltvig
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