Björgvinsson Surname
Approximately 517 people bear this surname
Björgvinsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 477 | 1:797 | 123 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Bjorgvinsson (97) are calculated separately.
Björgvinsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björgvinsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Björgvinsson is found in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bjorgvinsson. For other possible spellings of Björgvinsson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Björgvinsson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 601,015th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. The surname Björgvinsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Björgvinsson are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Björgvinsson is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 797. In Iceland Björgvinsson is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 62 percent reside, Southern Region, where 10 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Iceland it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorgvinsson | 97 | 97 | / |
| Bjrgvinsson | 96 | 5 | / |
| Bjørgvinsson | 92 | 5 | / |
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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 Björgvinsson
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