Smedvik Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Smedvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smedvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway481:107,13114,344
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Smedvik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smedvik is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smedvik? popularity and diffusion

Smedvik is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Smedvik live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 107,131. In Norway Smedvik is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 63 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 35 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Other than Norway Smedvik is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Smedvik Last Name Statistics demography

Smedvik earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning 359,411 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smedvig8641/
Smidvik8613/
Smedbäck6747/
Smydwick670/
Smethwick6369/
Smedbeg571/
Smydwic570/
Smidbeck530/
Smitwick530/
Smithwick503,574/
Smithweck5030/
Smythwick5016/
Smithwyck506/

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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 Smedvik
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