Hjörvar Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hjörvar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hjörvar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland511:7,453793
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

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

Hjörvar (36) may also be a first name.

Hjörvar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjörvar is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Hjorvar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjörvar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hjörvar reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia. Hjörvar is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most widely held in Iceland, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 7,453. In Iceland Hjörvar is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Iceland this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjorvar951/
Jarvar7736/
Järvare713/
Jharvar711/
Ghirvar711/
Saharvar672/
Ghiravar672/
Hjirafir671/
Ghirvari671/
Zhirafar533/
Zhrafrhi531/
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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 Hjörvar
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