Grimsson Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Grimsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 15 | 1:25,339 | 1,935 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Grímsson (161) are calculated separately.
Grimsson Demographics
Average Grimsson Salary in
Norway
412,298 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Grimsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grimsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grimsson is most common in Iceland. It may also occur as a variant: Grímsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grimsson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Grimsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Grimsson live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most numerous in Iceland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 25,339. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 93 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent are found. Barring Iceland Grimsson is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Grimsson Last Name Statistics demography
Grimsson earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning 412,298 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grímsson | 96 | 161 | / |
| Grimson | 93 | 1,012 | / |
| Grinsson | 88 | 6 | / |
| Grimmson | 88 | 2 | / |
| Grimsen | 80 | 61 | / |
| Gremson | 80 | 19 | / |
| Grinson | 80 | 14 | / |
| Grumson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grimsom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grimsøen | 75 | 54 | / |
| Grimsand | 75 | 9 | / |
| Grimåsen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Grinsone | 75 | 3 | / |
| Greamson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greemson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grimshan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grinssen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grinnson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grienssen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Grimshane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Grenson | 67 | 415 | / |
| Grumsen | 67 | 97 | / |
| Grumsén | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grinzon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grincon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gremsen | 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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- 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 Grimsson
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