Björgúlfsson Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Björgúlfsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Björgúlfsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Björgúlfsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Björgúlfsson is found most in Iceland. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Björgúlfsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Björgúlfsson are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 38,009. In Iceland Björgúlfsson is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 90 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iceland it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Björgólfsson9210/
Bjorgolfsson834/
Bjørgolfsson833/
Bjørgulfsson832/
Bjørgulfson786/
Björk Elofsson771/
Björk Olofsson771/
Bjørgulfsen7014/
Bjørgulvson701/

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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 Björgúlfsson
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