Sjøvik Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sjøvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjøvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1581:32,5464,546
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sjøvik Last Name Facts

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

Sjøvik occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sjøvik.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjøvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,359,010th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. Sjøvik is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjøvik are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 32,546. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 59 percent live, Western Norway, where 27 percent live and Central Norway, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Sjøvik Last Name Statistics demography

Sjøvik earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning 394,713 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Søvik911,236/
Sjåvik83226/
Svik80140/
Sævik73443/
Svike73179/
Åsvik73116/
Søvig7350/
Svick7320/
Svaik733/
Sviks732/
Sveik731/
Svoik731/
Svieck6723/
Shveik6716/
Svikke6712/
Schvik6711/
Svikss677/

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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 Sjøvik
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