Svennevig Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Svennevig Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the name of a place in Norway near Kristianssand. The last part, vig in Danish and vik in Norwegian, means 'bay'.
Svennevig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 108 | 1:47,614 | 6,821 |
| Denmark | 71 | 1:79,503 | 7,759 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Svennevig Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the name of a place in Norway near Kristianssand. The last part, vig in Danish and vik in Norwegian, means 'bay'.
- sejeluluSvennevig Demographics
Average Svennevig Salary in
United States
$56,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Svennevig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Svennevig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Svennevig occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Svennevig? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,177,228th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name Svennevig is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Svennevig reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Svennevig is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 47,614. In Norway Svennevig is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 49 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent reside and Western Norway, where 13 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Svennevig Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Svennevig earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning 363,429 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.
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