Smedvig Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Smedvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smedvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England11:55,718,059489,080

Smedvig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smedvig is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smedvig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Smedvig are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Smedvig is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 96 percent live and Southern Norway, where 4 percent live. Aside from Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Smedvig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Smedvig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 395.89% more than the national average, earning 1,716,190 kr per year and in United States they earn 38.94% more than the national average, earning $59,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smedvik8659/
Smidvik7113/
Smedbeg711/
Smidovic671/
Smidovič671/
Smydivic670/
Smytevk571/
Smydwic570/
Smedbäck5347/
Šmidovič5326/
Smydwick530/
Smethwick5069/
Smatovica502/
Smit Vega501/

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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 Smedvig
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