Skjelve Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjelve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjelve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

Skjelve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skjelve is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjelve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Skjelve reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Skjelve is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,028,457. In Norway Skjelve is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live.

Skjelve Last Name Statistics demography

Skjelve earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 35% less than the national average, earning 224,937 kr 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 Skjelve
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