Eggertsdóttir Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Eggertsdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Eggertsdóttir 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
Iceland3751:1,014173
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Eggertsdottir (38) are calculated separately.

Eggertsdóttir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eggertsdóttir is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Eggertsdottir. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggertsdóttir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 752,779th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Eggertsdóttir are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Eggertsdóttir is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 1,014. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 64 percent live, Southern Region, where 10 percent live and Northeastern Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Iceland it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 0 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
Eggertsdottir9738/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Eggertsdóttir
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis