Vaksvik Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vaksvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaksvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway761:67,6629,529
United States161:22,653,683662,747

Vaksvik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaksvik is most common in Norway. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaksvik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Vaksvik is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vaksvik are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 67,662. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 62 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live and Southern Norway, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Norway Vaksvik is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Vaksvik Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vaksvik earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 50.91% more than the national average, earning 522,264 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waksvik8674/
Vangsvik8015/
Vaxvick7125/
Wangsvik6768/
Vuksevic6726/
Vuksović671/
Wangsvick6331/
Waxvik6225/
Wangsvig535/
Bangsvig531/
Bakshbaig501/

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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 Vaksvik
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