Gestsson Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Gestsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 315 | 1:1,207 | 210 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gestsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gestsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gestsson is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gestsson? popularity and diffusion
Gestsson is the 802,733rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. Gestsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gestsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Gestsson is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 1,207. In Iceland it is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 57 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 14 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 8 percent reside. Beside Iceland Gestsson occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestson | 93 | 66 | / |
| Giestson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Getson | 86 | 1,000 | / |
| Geschsson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Eastson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Getsoon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geytson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gietson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geetson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Getzson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jestson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sethsson | 75 | 37 | / |
| Hyestson | 75 | 5 | / |
| Guetsion | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghettson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guetssom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jetson | 71 | 578 | / |
| Gitson | 71 | 56 | / |
| Getsan | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gedson | 71 | 25 | / |
| Getsen | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gescon | 71 | 15 | / |
| Getsom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Guetsione | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zetson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gytson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Estsan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guetschon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guitson | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zethson | 67 | 28 | / |
| Getzone | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jettson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guedson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jhetson | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geytsen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gietzon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geytsan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jedsson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geescon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getsang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gettsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geshzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geetsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seetson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saytson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gitsong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soitson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gitsion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scitson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Gestsson
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