Greipsson Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Greipsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Greipsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greipsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greipsson is found most in Iceland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Greipsson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Greipsson are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Greipsson is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 31,674. In Iceland Greipsson is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 75 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 17 percent reside and Southern Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Iceland Greipsson is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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