Gíslason Surname
Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname
Gíslason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1,350 | 1:282 | 43 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Gislason (1,390) are calculated separately.
Gíslason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gíslason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gíslason is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gislason. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gíslason? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gíslason is the 282,110th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. Gíslason occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gíslason live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is carried by 1,350 people, or 1 in 282. In Iceland Gíslason is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 51 percent live, Southern Region, where 13 percent live and Northeastern Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Iceland Gíslason is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.
Gíslason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gíslason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gíslason last name declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gislason | 96 | 1,390 | / |
| Geslason | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gisleson | 75 | 102 | / |
| Gialason | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gislasom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gesleson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gialson | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gehlson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gealson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wgilson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehlhauson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gihlson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gislesen | 63 | 30 | / |
| Geailson | 63 | 2 | / |
| Gialoson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Geoilson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gialyson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gealeson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Giulison | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gehleson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gehlausen | 59 | 5 | / |
| Gealesson | 59 | 1 | / |
| Giyaluson | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gehlhuasen | 56 | 1 | / |
| Geailasinh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Giulusan | 50 | 89 | / |
| Giyalsan | 50 | 46 | / |
| Geolisan | 50 | 16 | / |
| Giolisan | 50 | 5 | / |
| Giuluşan | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Gíslason
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