Åstveit Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Åstveit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Åstveit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway441:116,87015,419
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Åstveit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Åstveit is most common in Norway. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Åstveit? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Åstveit live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway Åstveit is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 16 percent are found. Beside Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Åstveit Last Name Statistics demography

Åstveit earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning 302,384 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sætveit8655/
Åstvedt8618/
Østtveit8051/
Sjøtveit8042/
Stve734/
Østvedt7148/
Såtvedt7143/
Søtvedt7131/
Sætvedt7113/
Stvieth711/
Støve67208/
Shtvi6729/
Sjøtvedt676/
Stvie676/
Ståvi676/
Stves673/
Stver671/
Shtve671/

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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 Åstveit
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