Harðarson Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Harðarson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harðarson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland8651:43964
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hararson (2) are calculated separately.

Harðarson Last Name Facts

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

Harðarson is more commonly found in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Hararson. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harðarson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Harðarson is the 401,066th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Harðarson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Harðarson is most widespread in Iceland, where it is carried by 865 people, or 1 in 439. In Iceland Harðarson is most common in: Capital Region, where 62 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 11 percent live and Southern Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Iceland this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 0 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hararson982/
Harðarsson9510/
Garðarsson84454/
Harerson821/
Þórðarson78817/
Harrerson781/
Þorðarson781/
Ararcon759/
Hererson710/
Herrerson670/
Orerson631/
Ararjan631/
Ararzan631/
Gorgorson561/

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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 Harðarson
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