Sandven Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sandven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4831:10,6471,176
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sandven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandven is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sandven is the 444,080th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,476,653 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Sandven are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 10,647. In Norway Sandven is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 72 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 23 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Sandven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sandven last name are 29.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Sandven earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning 384,308 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

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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 Sandven
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