Viken is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Viken
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Viken

How popular is Viken?

Viken is common in Norway.

Viken is ranked 128397 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vikens plummeted by 23.42657 per cent to 219 since 2000 and slipped by 20423 spots and ranked at 85357. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.06 94.76
Others 2.28 2.8
Viken is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Norway which may be its originating country too. Around 3077 people have been found who wears Viken as their family name. Viken is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
1,014,159 India4
720,003 Russia4
201,317 England2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
3,952 Yemen1
18,969 Wales1
277,603 France1
810,193 Indonesia1
31,207 Ireland1
2,613 The Bahamas1
30,360 Thailand1
8,268 Mauritius1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,527 Denmark44
72,994 Canada39
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,581 Sweden87
Countries with hundreds of Viken:
54,353 United States480
Countries with thousands of Viken:
175 Norway2,387

Viken Namesakes

  • Gunnar Viken, Dairy farmer
  • Gunnar Viken, Dairy farmer
  • Jeffrey L. Viken, Judge
  • Tore Viken Holvik, Snowboarder
  • Tove Kari Viken, Politician

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