Gudleifsson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gudleifsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gudleifsson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gudleifsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gudleifsson is found most in Iceland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gudleifsson? popularity and diffusion

Gudleifsson is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Gudleifsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gudleifsson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland Gudleifsson is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 50 percent live and Northwestern Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Iceland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oddleifson76109/
Godau-Olofsson641/
Quidel Voisin501/

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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 Gudleifsson
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