Kristjánsson Surname
Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname
Kristjánsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2,429 | 1:156 | 16 |
| Denmark | 42 | 1:134,398 | 12,049 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Kristjansson (854) & Kristjànsson (1) are calculated separately.
Kristjánsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kristjánsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kristjánsson occurs more in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Kristjansson or Kristjànsson. Click here for other possible spellings of Kristjánsson.
How Common Is The Last Name Kristjánsson? popularity and diffusion
Kristjánsson is the 171,573rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,904,562 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kristjánsson reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most numerous in Iceland, where it is borne by 2,429 people, or 1 in 156. In Iceland Kristjánsson is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 62 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 10 percent are found and Southern Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Iceland Kristjánsson is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristjansson | 97 | 854 | / |
| Kristjànsson | 97 | 1 | / |
| Kristjánson | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kristjónsson | 92 | 34 | / |
| Kristjonsson | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kristjanssonn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kristjanson | 87 | 757 | / |
| Kristiansson | 83 | 4,593 | / |
| Kristjansone | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kristjanssen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kristjansen | 78 | 443 | / |
| Kristianson | 78 | 312 | / |
| Kristjamson | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kristhanson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cristiansson | 75 | 44 | / |
| Kristianssen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kristiansion | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cristjohnson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kristiansen | 70 | 42,183 | / |
| Cristianson | 70 | 29 | / |
| Krestianson | 70 | 8 | / |
| Kristiansan | 70 | 2 | / |
| Kristyansen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kristionsen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kristeansen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Cristionson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Khristiansen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kroistiansen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kritiansen | 64 | 4 | / |
| Cristiansen | 61 | 297 | / |
| Kristianzen | 61 | 1 | / |
| Crestianson | 61 | 0 | / |
| Cristeansen | 61 | 0 | / |
| Khrittiansen | 58 | 96 | / |
| Khrystyansen | 58 | 8 | / |
| Cristhiansen | 58 | 1 | / |
| Cristtiansen | 58 | 1 | / |
| Crhistiansen | 58 | 1 | / |
| Khrittiansan | 58 | 1 | / |
| Cristiaansen | 58 | 0 | / |
| Cristianzen | 52 | 15 | / |
| Cristiancen | 52 | 1 | / |
| Qristianzen | 52 | 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 Kristjánsson
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