Hlynsson Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hlynsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlynsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland1561:2,436372
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hlynsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlynsson occurs most in Iceland. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlynsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hlynsson reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Iceland, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,436. In Iceland Hlynsson is most common in: Capital Region, where 53 percent live, Southern Region, where 13 percent live and Eastern Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Iceland this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlnson862/
Lynson860/
Lensson8014/
Linsson802/
Lionsson752/
Chlenson751/
Lhensson751/
Linson712,525/
Lenson71644/
Lynsen711/
Linssen674,218/
Lenssen672,397/
Linsong67172/
Leenson6780/
Lensone6722/
Lionson6718/
Glinson6714/
Lemsson671/
Lehnson671/
Lynconn671/
Laenson671/
Jlhnson671/
Leunson671/
Lhenson671/
Lienson671/
Linscon671/
Linnson670/
Lemnson670/
Lennson670/
Limnson670/

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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
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  • 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 Hlynsson
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