Wanvik Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wanvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2201:23,3743,064
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wanvik Last Name Facts

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

Wanvik is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanvik is the 1,092,155th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Wanvik occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wanvik live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 23,374. In Norway it is most common in: Central Norway, where 59 percent are found, Western Norway, where 22 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 17 percent are found. Besides Norway it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Wanvik Last Name Statistics demography

Wanvik earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning 406,453 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanvick921/
Vanvik83223/
Wanvig83140/
Wanvek832/
Vanvick7745/
Wanbick773/
Wanwick772/
Vannvik771/
Wanuike771/
Wonvick771/
Wenvick770/
Vanvieck716/
Weinevik711/
Bonvik6733/
Vanvig6728/
Venvik6718/
Wanwig6716/
Wanwek6711/
Vanbik678/
Banuik676/
Vanvyk673/
Vanwik672/
Banbik671/
Wanwyk671/
Banvic671/

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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 Wanvik
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