Hafsteinn Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hafsteinn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafsteinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Hafsteinn (467) may also be a first name.

Hafsteinn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hafsteinn occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafsteinn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Hafsteinn is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Hafsteinn live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia. Hafsteinn is also the 394,192nd most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 467 people.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Hafsteinn is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Iceland, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafstein94144/
Hafstienn892/
Haffstein891/
Hofstein82189/
Havstein82126/
Hafsteen8218/
Hefstein822/
Habstein821/
Hafsteinová801/
Hoffstein78153/
Hofshtein7827/
Hosfstein781/
Hopfstein780/
Ofstein75136/
Goffsteinn741/
Hofsteyn7177/
Havsteen7177/
Offstein7170/
Hovstein7168/
Hofsteen7116/
Ofshtein7112/
Effstein7111/
Ephstein712/
Hafstiem711/
Hobstein711/
Goffstein67151/
Hoffstuen6723/
Gofshtein6710/
Hovshtein671/
Gophstein671/

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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 Hafsteinn
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