Gunnarsdottir Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gunnarsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunnarsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland1561:2,436372
Norway741:69,4909,776
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Sweden441:223,79015,522
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Gunnarsdóttir (3,794) & Gunnarsdòttir (1) are calculated separately.

Gunnarsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunnarsdottir is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Gunnarsdóttir or Gunnarsdòttir. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnarsdottir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 714,947th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gunnarsdottir live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Gunnarsdottir is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,436. In Iceland Gunnarsdottir is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 86 percent live, Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent live and Western Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Iceland this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 18 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Gunnarsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunnarsdottir last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Gunnarsdottir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning 288,924 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $39,135 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunnarsdóttir973,794/
Gunnarsdòttir971/
Unnarsdottir964/
Gunarsdottir961/
Gunnarsdotter9296/
Gunnersdottir921/
Unnarsdóttir88102/
Gunarsdóttir881/
Gunnarsdatter852/
Gunnþórsdóttir8140/

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