Lýðsson Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Lýðsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 29 | 1:13,107 | 1,178 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Lysson (44) & Lyssoń (1) are calculated separately.
Lýðsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lýðsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lýðsson is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Lysson or Lyssoń. For other potential spellings of Lýðsson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lýðsson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lýðsson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Lýðsson is most widely held in Iceland, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 13,107. In Iceland Lýðsson is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 31 percent reside, Northwestern Region, where 31 percent reside and Southern Region, where 24 percent reside. Barring Iceland it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lysson | 92 | 44 | / |
| Lyssoń | 87 | 1 | / |
| Lisson | 77 | 2,233 | / |
| Lesson | 77 | 678 | / |
| Lissone | 71 | 219 | / |
| Lessone | 71 | 101 | / |
| Leisson | 71 | 46 | / |
| Lyssoun | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lissoon | 71 | 6 | / |
| Laisson | 71 | 5 | / |
| Laysson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Loisson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lissong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lessoin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leysson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leesson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lission | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lessond | 71 | 0 | / |
| Liesson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lyson | 67 | 9,543 | / |
| Lison | 67 | 4,028 | / |
| Leson | 67 | 755 | / |
| Lessoing | 67 | 24 | / |
| Laissone | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leijsson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leissone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lissoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lessoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laydsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lessoine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lýðsson
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