Eriksdóttir Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Eriksdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Eriksdóttir 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
Iceland281:13,5751,212
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049

The alternate forms: Eriksdottir (4) are calculated separately.

Eriksdóttir Last Name Facts

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

Eriksdóttir is found most in Iceland. It may also appear as a variant: Eriksdottir. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eriksdóttir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Eriksdóttir live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 13,575. In Iceland Eriksdóttir is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Iceland it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent live and The Faroe Islands, where 3 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
Eriksdottir974/
Eiriksdóttir969/
Ericsdóttir9114/
Heiðriksdóttir881/
Eiríksdóttir87722/
Eiriksdottir8784/
Eriksdotter82152/
Ericsdottir8213/
Eriksdatter825/
Ericksdotter780/
Ericsdotter7326/
Erichsdotter706/
Eiríksdottír701/
Erixdotter671/
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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 Eriksdóttir
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