Veien Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Veien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 87 | 1:59,107 | 8,442 |
| Denmark | 54 | 1:104,532 | 9,834 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Vèien (1) are calculated separately.
Veien Demographics
Average Veien Salary in
United States
$47,988 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Veien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Veien is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Vèien. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veien? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Veien are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Veien is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 59,107. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 49 percent reside, Central Norway, where 32 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.
Veien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Veien has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Veien surname grew 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Veien Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Veien last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Veien earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning 286,720 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,988 USD per year.
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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 Veien
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