Ørvik Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ørvik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ørvik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway851:60,4978,623
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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

Ørvik Last Name Facts

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

Ørvik is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Rvik. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ørvik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ørvik is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Ørvik is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ørvik live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 95 percent live, Southern Norway, where 2 percent live and Western Norway, where 2 percent live. Outside of Norway it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Ørvik Last Name Statistics demography

Ørvik earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning 368,170 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rvik961/
Rørvik911,344/
Røvik80396/
Årvik80298/
Råvik8037/
Ørvig807/
Rørvig73168/
Hårvik73117/
Ruik6785/
Rvic675/
Rwik671/
Rvek671/
Rvyk671/
Rvig670/

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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 Ørvik
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