Vedvik Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vedvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vedvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6531:7,875824
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Vedvik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vedvik occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedvik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 455,757th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Vedvik reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 7,875. In Norway Vedvik is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 47 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent live and Central Norway, where 6 percent live. Other than Norway this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Vedvik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vedvik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vedvik surname rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vedvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vedvik surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vedvik earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning 316,247 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning $38,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vedvick9257/
Wedvik83102/
Vedvig8378/
Vadvik8313/
Wedvick7726/
Weidevik712/
Feduik6729/
Fadvik671/
Vidvic671/
Bedvic671/
Bedwik670/

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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 Vedvik
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