Olgeirsson Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Olgeirsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olgeirsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland881:4,319548
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Olgeirsson Last Name Facts

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

Olgeirsson is held by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olgeirsson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Olgeirsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Olgeirsson live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Iceland, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 4,319. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 68 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 11 percent are found and Southern Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Iceland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Olgeirsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Olgeirsson are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Olgeirsson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olgeirson9557/
Olgersson957/
Holgeirsson951/
Holgersson903,729/
Holgerson84655/
Aðalgeirsson8225/
Hallgeirsson822/
Algerson7828/
Holgersen741,664/
Halgerson7454/
Holgerzon742/
Alierson672/
Halyerson633/
Halierson630/

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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 Olgeirsson
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