Jakobsdottir Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Jakobsdottir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 32 | 1:11,878 | 1,089 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Jakobsdóttir (440) are calculated separately.
Jakobsdottir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakobsdottir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jakobsdottir is most common in Iceland. It may also occur as: Jakobsdóttir. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakobsdottir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jakobsdottir is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Jakobsdottir live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.
Jakobsdottir is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 11,878. In Iceland it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 88 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 3 percent are found and Northwestern Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Iceland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobsdóttir | 97 | 440 | / |
| Jakobsdotter | 92 | 2 | / |
| Jacobsdotter | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jacobsdóttir | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jakupsdottir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jákupsdóttir | 67 | 25 | / |
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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 Jakobsdottir
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