Kjartansson Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
Kjartansson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 841 | 1:452 | 68 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 1:9,800 | 861 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Kjartansson Demographics
Average Kjartansson Salary in
United States
$56,681 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kjartansson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kjartansson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kjartansson occurs more in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kjartansson.
How Common Is The Last Name Kjartansson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 366,594th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kjartansson are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Kjartansson is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 452. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 65 percent reside, Southern Region, where 9 percent reside and Northeastern Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Iceland Kjartansson exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Kjartansson Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kjartansson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning 409,755 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.36% more than the national average, earning $56,681 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjartanson | 95 | 90 | / |
| Kartanson | 90 | 19 | / |
| Kartenson | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kertanson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kritanuson | 76 | 32 | / |
| Cairtanson | 76 | 1 | / |
| Krityanuson | 73 | 6 | / |
| Caratanason | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cartonson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kartensen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kertenson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Kritanusan | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kortanasin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kridanuson | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaurdansan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karatay Ansen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keertenson | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kjartansson
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