Søvig Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Søvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Søvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway431:119,58815,719
Denmark71:806,38843,211

The alternate forms: Svig (1) are calculated separately.

Søvig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Søvig has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also appear as: Svig. Click here for other possible spellings of Søvig.

How Common Is The Last Name Søvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Søvig is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Søvig is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Søvig are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 119,588. In Norway Søvig is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 95 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 5 percent live. Outside of Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 14 percent live.

Søvig Last Name Statistics demography

Søvig earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning 330,798 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svig961/
Søvik801,236/
Sævig8067/
Svaig801/
Sjøvik73163/
Højvig739/
Svik67140/
Swig6796/
Svic6726/
Sveg675/
Schveig674/
Suig673/
Svjg672/
Svix671/
Sviq671/
Xvig671/
Cvig671/
Svigova671/

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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 Søvig
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