Pálsson Surname
Approximately 1,538 people bear this surname
Pálsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1,484 | 1:256 | 36 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Palsson (824) & Pàlsson (1) are calculated separately.
Pálsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pálsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pálsson has its highest incidence in Iceland. It can be rendered as a variant: Palsson or Pàlsson. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pálsson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 256,366th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,738,326 people. The last name Pálsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pálsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Pálsson is most widely held in Iceland, where it is borne by 1,484 people, or 1 in 256. In Iceland it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 62 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 12 percent live and Southern Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Iceland it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palsson | 95 | 824 | / |
| Pàlsson | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pállsson | 93 | 8 | / |
| Pálson | 92 | 1 | / |
| Polsson | 86 | 26 | / |
| Pállson | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pólsson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Paulsson | 80 | 5,548 | / |
| Poulsson | 80 | 134 | / |
| Pahlsson | 80 | 54 | / |
| Polssone | 80 | 7 | / |
| Paalsson | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pallsson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polson | 77 | 8,954 | / |
| Palson | 77 | 388 | / |
| Pólson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peulesson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pollesson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pallesson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Paulson | 71 | 33,274 | / |
| Poulson | 71 | 6,901 | / |
| Pohlson | 71 | 131 | / |
| Poolson | 71 | 100 | / |
| Poleson | 71 | 67 | / |
| Polsong | 71 | 32 | / |
| Pallson | 71 | 8 | / |
| Phalson | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pealson | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pahlson | 71 | 5 | / |
| Paleson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Palsong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pollson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Puolson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Polsonc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pholson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polssan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polsion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paalson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Polscon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palsone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palssen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pailson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Paulssen | 67 | 383 | / |
| Palleson | 67 | 95 | / |
| Polsotin | 67 | 93 | / |
| Poulssen | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pholsong | 67 | 45 | / |
| Paulsone | 67 | 36 | / |
| Poolsong | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pouleson | 67 | 23 | / |
| Patelson | 67 | 17 | / |
| Paulsohn | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pauhlson | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pauleson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Polleson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paullson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poullson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poolsonk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulsosn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pattlson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poulsoun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Palschon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Polheson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poulsoon | 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
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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 Pálsson
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