Walvåg Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Walvåg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walvåg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Walvag (1) are calculated separately.

Walvåg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walvåg is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Walvag. Click here for other potential spellings of Walvåg.

How Common Is The Last Name Walvåg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Walvåg is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Walvåg are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Walvåg is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway Walvåg is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 92 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Walvåg Last Name Statistics demography

Walvåg earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning 328,297 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walvag941/
Wahlvåg9224/
Valvåg8346/
Walvig8313/
Vahlvåg774/
Walvaag773/
Walivugo711/
Walvik6753/
Wulvig6734/
Walaveuga671/
Welvag670/
Bollvåg6224/
Valvke504/
Walpke501/

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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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  • 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 Walvåg
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