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Where Does The Last Name Vik Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vik (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻚ, Hindi: विक्की, Marathi: वीक, Tibetan: བིག་) is found most frequently in Norway. It may also be found in the variant forms: Vík. For other potential spellings of Vik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vik? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 60,946^th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 882,697 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Vik are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia. Vik is also the 91,911^th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 5,373 people.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 5,229 people, or 1 in 983. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 51 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Vik Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Vik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vik last name rose 2,124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vik Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vik surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Vik earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning 348,421 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,375 CAD per year.