Wedvik Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wedvik Surname User-submission:

Wed means 'wood', as in forest, in Norwegian and vik means 'fjord'. Wedvik means a 'forest by a fjord'. Wedvick is an Anglicized variation that some people adopted upon immigration to the USA.

Wedvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway701:73,46110,305
United States321:11,326,842445,236

Wedvik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wed means 'wood', as in forest, in Norwegian and vik means 'fjord'. Wedvik means a 'forest by a fjord'. Wedvick is an Anglicized variation that some people adopted upon immigration to the USA.

- hoovooloo

Wedvik Last Name Facts

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

Wedvik is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedvik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wedvik live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.

Wedvik is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 73,461. In Norway Wedvik is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 73 percent live, Western Norway, where 19 percent live and Northern Norway, where 6 percent live. Excluding Norway this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live.

Wedvik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wedvik last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wedvik earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning 364,303 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedvick9226/
Weidevik862/
Vedvik83743/
Wedwick77119/
Vedvick7757/
Wedwiok774/
Widvaik774/
Vedvig6778/
Vadvik6713/
Bedvic671/
Bedwik670/
Wedbäck6215/
Bidvaik6213/
Wadwick624/
Wiedbeck5710/
Weidebäck533/
Woytdwick531/
Betuik5021/
Widbek5020/
Wituik5019/
Wydbek506/
Viduik501/
Vidvic501/
Widwig501/
Bedwig500/

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