Bergsdóttir Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Bergsdóttir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 185 | 1:2,055 | 326 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
The alternate forms: Bergsdottir (21) are calculated separately.
Bergsdóttir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bergsdóttir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bergsdóttir occurs more in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bergsdottir. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bergsdóttir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bergsdóttir is the 1,231,034th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bergsdóttir live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Bergsdóttir is most common in Iceland, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 2,055. In Iceland Bergsdóttir is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 63 percent reside, Eastern Region, where 8 percent reside and Southern Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Iceland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and The Faroe Islands, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergsdottir | 97 | 21 | / |
| Bergsdóttur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bergsdotter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Birkisdóttir | 78 | 79 | / |
| Bergstötter | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bergstätter | 73 | 3 | / |
| Birkisdottir | 70 | 2 | / |
| Birkisdôttir | 70 | 1 | / |
| Borgstadter | 64 | 8 | / |
| Brooks-Titre | 52 | 1 | / |
| Perrig-Studer | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bergsdóttir
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