Sövik Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sövik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sövik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Sovik (361), Sõvik (1) & Sovík (164) are calculated separately.

Sövik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sövik is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sovik, Sõvik or Sovík. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sövik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sövik reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Sövik is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Other than Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 14 percent live and Iceland, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sovik93361/
Sõvik931/
Sjövik9185/
Sovík87164/
Savik801,195/
Sevik80605/
Sövig8021/
Jövik802/
Sevick73548/
Savick73195/
Sovick73113/
Shevik7375/
Saavik7341/
Soevik7317/
Shovik7315/
Saevik7311/
Scevik739/
Szovik739/
Shavik737/
Seviek736/
Åsevik734/
Sjovik733/
Seveik732/
Soviek731/
Shevick67104/
Schevik6765/
Shovick6729/
Shavick6723/
Sjaavik6722/
Seevick674/
Savickė673/
Schavik671/
Sahavik671/

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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 Sövik
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