Tveit Surname

94,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tveit Surname User-submission:

The surname Tveit or Tweet means 'small field on a hillside' in Norwegian. Tweet is the Americanized version of Norwegian Tveit.

Tveit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,2381:1,21399
United States6071:597,13248,676
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tveit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tveit or Tweet means 'small field on a hillside' in Norwegian. Tweet is the Americanized version of Norwegian Tveit.

- jacobtweet

Tveit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tveit is found most in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tveit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,631st most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,447,665 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Tveit live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 4,238 people, or 1 in 1,213. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 55 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Southern Norway, where 15 percent live. Beside Norway this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Tveit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tveit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tveit surname increased 20,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tveit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tveit last name are 10.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tveit earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning 346,718 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $49,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $62,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tveite91340/
Tveidt9189/
Tveitå9118/
Tveitt919/
Tveith914/
Tvet896/
Tvit892/
Tvei891/
Håtveit8380/
Tvedt803,038/
Tvete80380/
Tviet80102/
Tvaet805/
Tvait805/
Tvist803/
Tvitt802/
Thvit801/
Tvi75351/
Tve7514/
Tvedte73120/
Thvedt7395/
Tvethe7314/
Thvoet731/
Tveett730/
Tviedt730/
Tver67519/
Tved67192/
Tbet67189/
Thvi677/
Thve676/
Håtvedt676/
Tvat676/
Tvae675/
Htve673/
Tvez672/
Tves672/
Tvetova672/
Tvij671/
Tbei671/
Tvoe671/
Tvee671/
Tvai671/
Tveh671/
Tveu671/
Tvih671/
Htvi671/
Tvey671/
Ttvi671/
Tvjt671/
Tviz671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tveit
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