Hafsteinsson Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hafsteinsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafsteinsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4101:927159
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark101:564,47234,222
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Jersey51:19,8403,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Hafstéinsson (1) are calculated separately.

Hafsteinsson Last Name Facts

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

Hafsteinsson is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Hafstéinsson. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafsteinsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 654,010th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hafsteinsson live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 927. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 59 percent are found, Southern Peninsula, where 12 percent are found and Southern Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Iceland this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Hafsteinsson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hafsteinsson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning 228,456 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafstéinsson971/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hafsteinsson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis