Björgvinsson Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Björgvinsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björgvinsson 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
Iceland4771:797123
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

The surname Björgvinsson occurs more in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bjorgvinsson. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björgvinsson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 601,015th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,095,833 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Björgvinsson live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Björgvinsson is most widespread in Iceland, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 797. In Iceland Björgvinsson is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 62 percent live, Southern Region, where 10 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent live. Besides Iceland this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

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
Bjorgvinsson9797/
Bjrgvinsson965/
Bjørgvinsson925/

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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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