Sortevik Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sortevik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sortevik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway481:107,13114,344
United States181:20,136,607622,629

Sortevik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sortevik is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortevik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sortevik is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sortevik are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Sortevik is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 107,131. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 65 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Barring Norway Sortevik is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Sortevik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sortevik surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sortevik earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning 317,090 kr per year and in United States they earn 68.09% more than the national average, earning $72,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sortvik9321/
Hjortevik822/
Sortebekk7112/
Sortebeck712/
Sridevika711/
Syrotvick711/
Sairitvik711/
Sridevi Ke671/
Srdevic671/
Sertovic6316/
Šertovic501/

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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 Sortevik
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