Karlsdottir Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Karlsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland661:5,759672
Norway201:257,11427,149
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Karlsdóttir (1,190) are calculated separately.

Karlsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlsdottir is found in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Karlsdóttir. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlsdottir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karlsdottir is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Karlsdottir are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 5,759. In Iceland it is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 85 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 11 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 3 percent live. Barring Iceland Karlsdottir occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 16 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Karlsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Karlsdottir earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning 416,075 kr per year.

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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 Karlsdottir
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