Geirsdottir Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Geirsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geirsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland431:8,839883
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

The alternate forms: Geirsdóttir (424) are calculated separately.

Geirsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geirsdottir is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Geirsdóttir. For other potential spellings of Geirsdottir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geirsdottir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Geirsdottir reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Geirsdottir is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,839. In Iceland Geirsdottir is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 98 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Iceland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 11 percent reside and Norway, where 10 percent reside.

Geirsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Geirsdottir earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning 296,369 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geirsdóttir97424/
Ägirsdotter823/
Ersdotter809/
Gyrðisdóttir701/
Gersteter700/
Gerstetter6767/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Geirsdottir
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