Axelsdóttir Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Axelsdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Axelsdóttir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland2641:1,440243
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Axelsdottir (32) & Axelsdôttir (1) are calculated separately.

Axelsdóttir Last Name Facts

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

Axelsdóttir occurs most in Iceland. It can also appear in the variant forms: Axelsdottir or Axelsdôttir. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Axelsdóttir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Axelsdóttir is the 970,883rd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Axelsdóttir reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 1,440. In Iceland it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 72 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 11 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Iceland Axelsdóttir occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and The Faroe Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Axelsdottir9732/
Axelsdôttir971/
Akselsdóttir871/
Axelsdotter8216/
Akselsdottir782/
Akselsdotter7010/

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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 Axelsdóttir
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