Kristjansson Surname
Approximately 854 people bear this surname
Kristjansson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 217 | 1:1,752 | 289 |
| Canada | 164 | 1:224,668 | 21,579 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Denmark | 118 | 1:47,837 | 4,950 |
| Norway | 82 | 1:62,711 | 8,910 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
The alternate forms: Kristjánsson (2,509) & Kristjànsson (1) are calculated separately.
Kristjansson Demographics
Average Kristjansson Salary in
United States
$56,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kristjansson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kristjansson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kristjansson occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kristjánsson or Kristjànsson. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kristjansson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 409,211th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. The last name Kristjansson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kristjansson live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Iceland, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 1,752. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 81 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent reside and Southern Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Iceland this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Kristjansson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kristjansson last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kristjansson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning 342,017 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.31% more than the national average, earning $56,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $53,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristjánsson | 97 | 2,509 | / |
| Kristjànsson | 97 | 1 | / |
| Kristjanson | 96 | 757 | / |
| Kristjanssonn | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kristiansson | 92 | 4,593 | / |
| Kristjónsson | 92 | 34 | / |
| Kristjonsson | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kristjansone | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kristjanssen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kristjansen | 87 | 443 | / |
| Kristianson | 87 | 312 | / |
| Kristjamson | 87 | 2 | / |
| Kristhanson | 87 | 1 | / |
| Kristjánson | 87 | 1 | / |
| Cristiansson | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kristianssen | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kristiansion | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kristiansen | 78 | 42,183 | / |
| Cristianson | 78 | 29 | / |
| Krestianson | 78 | 8 | / |
| Kristiansan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kristeansen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Krišjansone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kristyansen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khristiansen | 75 | 19 | / |
| Kroistiansen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cristjohnson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kritiansen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cristiansen | 70 | 297 | / |
| Kristianzen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kristionsen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cristionson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Cristeansen | 70 | 0 | / |
| Crestianson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Khrittiansen | 67 | 96 | / |
| Khrystyansen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cristhiansen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cristtiansen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crhistiansen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khrittiansan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cristiaansen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cristianzen | 61 | 15 | / |
| Cristiancen | 61 | 1 | / |
| Qristianzen | 61 | 1 | / |
| Cristiamsen | 52 | 8 | / |
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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 Kristjansson
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