Njalsson Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Njalsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Njalsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Njálsson (82) are calculated separately.

Njalsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njalsson occurs more in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Njálsson. Click here for further potential spellings of Njalsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Njalsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Njalsson live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

Njalsson is most numerous in Iceland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 34,554. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 82 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 9 percent reside and Western Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Iceland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Njalsson Last Name Statistics demography

Njalsson earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.82% less than the national average, earning 242,892 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njálsson9682/
Nialsson881/
Nealssohn8210/
Nealson80161/
Nialson801/
Nyalson801/
Nialsen673/
Nealsen671/
Neolson671/
Nialsan670/
Niholson637/
Ncholson633/
Nieolson630/
Nyalesane594/

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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
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  • 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 Njalsson
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