Gudnadottir Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gudnadottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gudnadottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland381:10,002968
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gudnadóttir (6) & Gudnadôttir (1) are calculated separately.

Gudnadottir Last Name Facts

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

Gudnadottir is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Gudnadóttir or Gudnadôttir. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gudnadottir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Gudnadottir is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gudnadottir reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Gudnadottir is most numerous in Iceland, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 10,002. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 74 percent reside, Western Region, where 16 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 8 percent reside. Not including Iceland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent reside and Sweden, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gudnadóttir976/
Gudnadôttir971/
Goudinho Teodoro522/
Guadany Dutra501/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gudnadottir
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