Søvik Surname

306,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Søvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Søvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,2121:4,243384
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Svik (140), Švik (46) & Švík (109) are calculated separately.

Søvik Last Name Facts

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

Søvik occurs most in Norway. It may also be found as: Svik, Švik or Švík. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Søvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Søvik is the 306,004th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,896,073 people. The surname Søvik occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Søvik are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 1,212 people, or 1 in 4,243. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 66 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live and Northern Norway, where 3 percent live. Barring Norway it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Søvik Last Name Statistics demography

Søvik earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning 356,080 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svik96140/
Sjøvik91163/
Švik8946/
Švík81109/
Sævik80443/
Svike80179/
Åsvik80116/
Søvig8050/
Svick8020/
Svaik803/
Sviks802/
Svoik801/
Sveik801/
Sjåvik73226/
Døsvik73112/
Svieck7323/
Shveik7316/
Svikke7312/
Schvik7311/
Svikss737/
Cvik67577/
Suik67461/
Svikova67101/
Swik6776/
Zvik6730/
Svic6726/
Sbik674/
Sviková674/
Svyk674/
Svek673/
Svix671/
Shveike671/
Svig671/
Sviq671/
Schvick670/

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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
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  • 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 Søvik
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