Ragnarsdottir Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ragnarsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ragnarsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland861:4,420558
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway121:428,52437,411
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Ragnarsdóttir (1,562) & Ragnarsdòttir (1) are calculated separately.

Ragnarsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ragnarsdottir is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ragnarsdóttir or Ragnarsdòttir. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragnarsdottir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Ragnarsdottir occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Ragnarsdottir reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Iceland it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 92 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 5 percent reside and Northwestern Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Iceland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 10 percent reside.

Ragnarsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Ragnarsdottir earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.74% more than the national average, earning 452,471 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragnarsdóttir971,562/
Ragnarsdòttir971/
Ragnarsdttir9616/
Ragnarsdotter9225/
Ragnarsdótir881/
Reynarsdottir851/
Hrannarsdóttir8111/
Reinhardsdottir791/
Reinhardsdóttir711/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ragnarsdottir
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