Sanvig Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sanvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sanvig Last Name Facts

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

Sanvig occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanvig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Sanvig are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 58 percent reside, Iowa, where 10 percent reside and Oregon, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 36 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Sanvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sanvig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sanvig last name grew 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sanvig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sanvig surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

Sanvig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $51,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanvik8391/
Sanvic836/
Janvig834/
Sanveg831/
Scanvic77119/
Sanvick7739/
Sannvik775/
Shanveg771/
Caunvig770/
Sanwik67114/
Sanbeg6732/
Sanuik6728/
Samvik6715/
Janvik673/
Sanweg673/
Sanvek673/
Zanvik671/
Janvic671/
Sambig671/
Senveg670/
Janwig670/

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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 Sanvig
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