Ingólfsson Surname
Approximately 707 people bear this surname
Ingólfsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 686 | 1:554 | 82 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Ingolfsson (144) are calculated separately.
Ingólfsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ingólfsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ingólfsson occurs most in Iceland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ingolfsson. For other potential spellings of Ingólfsson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ingólfsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 473,663rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ingólfsson are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Ingólfsson is most frequent in Iceland, where it is carried by 686 people, or 1 in 554. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 62 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 14 percent reside and Southern Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Iceland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingolfsson | 97 | 144 | / |
| Inglfsson | 95 | 10 | / |
| Ingulfsson | 90 | 4 | / |
| Ingulfson | 84 | 9 | / |
| Ingolfson | 84 | 3 | / |
| Ingolfsen | 74 | 48 | / |
| Ingulfsen | 74 | 47 | / |
| Eng Olofsson | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eygolfsson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ingwalvson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ingulvsen | 63 | 4 | / |
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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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- 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 Ingólfsson
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