Breiðfjörð Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Breiðfjörð Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Breiðfjörð 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
Iceland621:6,130693
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Breiðfjörð Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breiðfjörð is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breiðfjörð? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Breiðfjörð live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Breiðfjörð is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 6,130. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 82 percent reside, Southern Region, where 11 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 3 percent reside. Not including Iceland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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
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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 Breiðfjörð
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