Asgeir Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Asgeir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asgeir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Asgeir (1,681) may also be a first name.

Asgeir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Asgeir is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ásgeir. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asgeir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Asgeir live; 25 percent live in Northern Europe and 25 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 187,744th most common first name worldwide, held by 1,681 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 380,090. In Iceland Asgeir is most common in: Southern Peninsula, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Iceland this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 13 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ásgeir941/
Asger912,602/
Ageir911/
Ashger83288/
Asgeer8318/
Ausger834/
Assger832/
Asgyer831/
Ahsger831/
Asgehr831/
Ageire831/
Asgger831/
Angeir830/
Aseoir830/
Asgaher772/
Asghger771/
Agehire771/
Ashgeer771/
Ashgier771/
Agyir73492/
Azger73167/
Ageer73157/
Asyir7385/
Asier7325/
Agiir7323/
Asyer7311/
Asiir736/
Asiyr735/
Ogeir732/
Agjir731/
Agjer730/
Aguehire7158/
Ayogeire7115/
Hangeoir714/
Eisgeier711/
Esghaeir711/
Ageuirre711/
Haggeird710/
Hagjer674,251/
Assier671,290/
Agyire67355/
Angger67168/
Agiyor67132/
Gasier67108/
Hasyir6788/
Hasier6782/
Ausier6777/
Asiire6777/
Hagjir6773/
Ashier6769/
Aguier6764/
Hasyer6747/
Azgier6729/
Ascier6725/
Ashiir6715/
Assjer6714/
Ahseer675/
Hageer675/
Asiere674/
Angiir674/
Hagyer673/
Ageeer672/
Aageer671/
Azgeer671/
Eisger671/
Ashjer671/
Agiire671/
Asyeer671/
Asjher671/
Ageere671/
Agaaer671/
Aisier671/
Ayogeyire671/
Aasjer670/
Hogeir670/

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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 Asgeir
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