Tvedten Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tvedten Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of a farm in Telemark county, Norway, near Oslo.

Tvedten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2201:23,3743,064
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Tvedten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of a farm in Telemark county, Norway, near Oslo.

- gracehoper

Tvedten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tvedten is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tvedten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 844,382nd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Tvedten live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Tvedten is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 23,374. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 51 percent are found, Western Norway, where 41 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Norway Tvedten is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Tvedten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tvedten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tvedten last name rose 731 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tvedten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tvedten last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Tvedten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning 340,515 kr per year and in United States they earn 39.15% more than the national average, earning $60,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tveten92724/
Tveiten861,297/
Thveten8620/
Tvedtem861/
Tvetten860/
Tveen8332/
Tven737/
Tveitenová711/
Tvein674/
Tveng671/
Tvitin6216/
Tvitina5721/
Tvytyna571/
T'Veine571/
Tvin55101/
Tvyn551/
Tvysienė531/
Tving5075/
Thvin5015/
Tvina5010/
Tvynh503/
Thvyn501/
Tvain501/
Tvinn501/

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