Gylfason Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Gylfason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 472 | 1:805 | 127 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gylfason Demographics
Average Gylfason Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gylfason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gylfason Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gylfason occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gylfason? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 608,234th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. Gylfason occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gylfason are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Gylfason is most numerous in Iceland, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 805. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 63 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 13 percent live and Southern Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Iceland Gylfason is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
Gylfason Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gylfason earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning 287,707 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gylfason
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