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

Hlynsson is found most in Iceland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hlynsson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlynsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hlynsson are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Iceland, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,436. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 53 percent are found, Southern Region, where 13 percent are found and Eastern Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Iceland this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

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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