Vikenes Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vikenes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vikenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway781:65,9279,320
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Vikenes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vikenes (Russian: Викенес) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vikenes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Vikenes occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vikenes live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 65,927. In Norway Vikenes is most common in: Western Norway, where 55 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Norway Vikenes occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Vikenes Last Name Statistics demography

Vikenes earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.77% more than the national average, earning 438,739 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vikenes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vikenes in the Russian language
Викенесvikenes-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vikenes
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