Isleifsson Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Isleifsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isleifsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland251:15,2041,298
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Ísleifsson (84) are calculated separately.

Isleifsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Isleifsson occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ísleifsson. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Isleifsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Isleifsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Isleifsson reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 15,204. In Iceland Isleifsson is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 92 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 4 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Iceland Isleifsson occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 21 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ísleifsson9784/
Isleifson9576/
Isliefson8419/
Eilifsson847/
Eilefson7866/
Iliffson780/
Ellefsson749/
Illeffson740/
Elefson71239/
Elifson7134/
Ellefson673,054/
Ellifson67138/
Eilefsen6778/
Eilifsen6746/
Gelefson676/
Elefssen671/
Eleffson670/
Ealifson670/
Yollefson631/
Elleffson631/
Ellefsone630/
Elefsen59265/
Elafson594/
Ilawson592/
Elifsen590/
Ellefsen563,116/
Eilevsen565/
Eloyfson561/
Ellifsen560/
Ellevson560/

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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 Isleifsson
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