Brandsøy Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brandsøy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brandsøy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1521:33,8314,756
Denmark71:806,38843,211

Brandsøy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brandsøy has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brandsøy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandsøy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brandsøy reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 33,831. In Norway Brandsøy is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 93 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 3 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Brandsøy Last Name Statistics demography

Brandsøy earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning 287,840 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandsoy8843/
Brandsey8827/
Brandse80430/
Brandshayd781/
Brandser75159/
Brandset753/
Brandsis750/
Brancy71173/
Brandseth7177/
Brandsher712/
Brandseph712/
Branchy6788/
Brandscher6745/
Brandze673/
Brancey672/
Brandschet671/
Brancoy671/

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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 Brandsøy
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