Vik Surname

60,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5,2291:98380
United States1,2321:294,20427,260
Czechia5211:20,4103,114
Sweden5161:19,0831,601
Canada2121:173,80017,393
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Cambodia681:227,7523,191
Finland411:134,06612,676
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
France121:5,535,227269,324
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Vík (26) are calculated separately.

Vik (5,373) may also be a first name.

Vik Last Name Facts

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 in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Vík. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vik is the 60,946th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 882,697 people. The surname Vik occurs predominantly 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 91,911th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 5,373 people.

The surname Vik is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 5,229 people, or 1 in 983. In Norway Vik is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 51 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live. Other than Norway this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Czechia, where 6 percent live.

Vik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Vik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Vik last name is principally Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Vik are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.21% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vík8926/
Vick8625,121/
Vike864,148/
Vuik86517/
Veik86345/
Vaik86343/
Voik86151/
Vikk86112/
Viek8685/
Åvik8667/
Vijk8630/
Vikh8624/
Viok8617/
Viľk862/
Viqk861/
Vwik861/
Vhik861/
Vizk861/
Vgik861/
Vikhe753,707/
Høvik75899/
Vuijk75899/
Håvik75592/
Vuike75398/
Vieck75239/
Vaike75158/
Vicke75124/
Vikås7590/
Voitk7585/
Vikke7549/
Vuick7548/
Veike7533/
Voike7520/
Vhike7516/
Vaikh7512/
Veick759/
Viksz757/
Viksø756/
Vikck754/
Vwick752/
Vaick752/
Vizck751/
Hvike751/
Vitks751/
Visck751/
Vitkė751/
Voisk751/
Vijkë751/
Vicck751/
Viskx751/
Vig6713,692/
Wik674,730/
Vic673,858/
Fik672,131/
Vix671,246/
Viková67602/
Vyk67381/
Vek67347/
Uik67256/
Vikova6759/
Viksås6715/
Vittke678/
Věk677/
Vjk676/
Vaikht676/
Veikht675/
Viq675/
Vaitke672/
Voitks671/
Vaidkh671/
Voicke671/
Vick's671/
Vaghik671/
Vaitkė671/
Vék671/
Veikss671/
Vuicke670/

Vik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vik in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﻚfyk-
Vik in the Tibetan language
བིག་bik-
Vik in the Marathi language
वीकvika-
Vik in the Hindi language
विक्कीvikki50
वीकvika19.57
विकासvikasa13.04
विकvika8.7
विकाशvikasa4.35
विकेvike4.35

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Vik Reference & Research

Vick FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Vick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Vik
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