Edvardsdottir Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Edvardsdottir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Edvardsdóttir (32) are calculated separately.
Edvardsdottir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Edvardsdottir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Edvardsdottir occurs more in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Edvardsdóttir. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Edvardsdottir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Edvardsdottir is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Edvardsdottir occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Edvardsdottir are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland Edvardsdottir is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 50 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Iceland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edvardsdóttir | 97 | 32 | / |
| Edvardsdotter | 92 | 4 | / |
| Edwardsdottir | 92 | 1 | / |
| Edwardsdóttir | 85 | 24 | / |
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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 Edvardsdottir
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