Benediktsson Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Benediktsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benediktsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland6171:61693
Sweden811:121,5658,649
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Norway191:270,64728,127
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Benediktsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benediktsson is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benediktsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benediktsson is the 436,213th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. The surname Benediktsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Benediktsson are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Iceland, where it is held by 617 people, or 1 in 616. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 58 percent are found, Eastern Region, where 11 percent are found and Southern Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Iceland this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Benediktsson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Benediktsson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning 312,131 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,514 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Benediktsson
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