Njálsson Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Njálsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 78 | 1:4,873 | 606 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Njalsson (16) are calculated separately.
Njálsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njálsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njálsson is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Njalsson. For other possible spellings of Njálsson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Njálsson? popularity and diffusion
Njálsson is the 2,075,631st most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Njálsson are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,873. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 59 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 13 percent are found and Southern Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Iceland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Njálsson
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