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Family name Salvesen (Salvesen , Сальвесен ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Salvesen is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Denmark, where it is a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Norway, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Salvesen is the forename as well as the last name.