Gunnlaugsson Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gunnlaugsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunnlaugsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland6011:63295
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Norway301:171,41020,526
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gunnlaugsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunnlaugsson is found in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunnlaugsson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 435,329th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gunnlaugsson live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

Gunnlaugsson is most widely held in Iceland, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 632. In Iceland it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 57 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 15 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent reside. Not including Iceland it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Gunnlaugsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunnlaugsson surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Gunnlaugsson earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning 336,672 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,650 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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