Gylfason Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Gylfason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gylfason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4721:805127
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gylfson931/
Gelefson756/
Gilvason751/
Gilffison711/
Gelvson670/
Gelveson6356/
Gilveson6324/
Gelvison6321/
Gilvison6312/
Gelfzani631/
Gilvyson631/
Gelhavsen591/
Gelvezon50458/
Gilvizon5016/
Gelvizon504/
Gilvezan502/

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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 Gylfason
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