Geirsson Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Geirsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geirsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4051:938162
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Geirsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Geirsson is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Geirsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Geirsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667,223rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Geirsson live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Iceland, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 938. In Iceland Geirsson is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 65 percent live, Southern Region, where 12 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Iceland it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Geirsson Last Name Statistics demography

Geirsson earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sgeirsson9451/
Gersson9322/
Geirson932/
Geijersson8934/
Gaeirson880/
Gerson8613,060/
Ersson861,147/
Gershon807,992/
Gerssen80422/
Ehrsson8035/
Geerson8013/
Gersion805/
Jersson804/
Gerrson801/
Gersonn801/
Erson77808/
Geerssen7560/
Gershzon7535/
Gerschon7532/
Guyerson752/
Gershoyn751/
Gerzon711,558/
Gersen71522/
Jerson71331/
Gersan71300/
Erssan7129/
Ershon7111/
Ehrson719/
Yerson718/
Ierson716/
Gershzohn713/
Errson711/
Gehherson710/
Geersen67160/
Gershan6783/
Yershon6742/
Giersen6738/
Gjersen6730/
Øjerson676/
Gehrsen671/
Yersong671/
Gergion671/
Erschon671/
Jairson671/
Gerszoń671/
Hierson670/

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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 Geirsson
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