Gudvangen

Gudvangen Meaning & Origin

About Gudvangen
The surname Gudvangen is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "gud" meaning "god" and "vangen" meaning "field" or "meadow." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Gudvangen can be interpreted as "god's field" or "god's meadow." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors lived near or owned a field or meadow associated with a religious or sacred significance.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Gudvangen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Gudvangen: 142
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 121,590
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Gudvangen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTFNJN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G03105205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AH1 D G AH0 V AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/gudvangen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTFNJN', 'KTFNKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G315

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Gudvangen in Braille

Here's how to represent Gudvangen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Gudvangen in braille

How to sign the name Gudvangen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Gudvangen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Gudvangen in sign language

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