Höskuldsson Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Höskuldsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Höskuldsson 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
Iceland1211:3,141448
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Hoskuldsson (38) are calculated separately.

Höskuldsson Last Name Facts

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

Höskuldsson is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Hoskuldsson. Click here for other potential spellings of Höskuldsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Höskuldsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Höskuldsson is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höskuldsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Iceland, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 3,141. In Iceland Höskuldsson is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 61 percent reside, Eastern Region, where 14 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Iceland Höskuldsson exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.

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
Hoskuldsson9738/
Hoskuldsen767/

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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 Höskuldsson
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