Reykjavik Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jordan

Reykjavik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reykjavik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Reykjavík (1) are calculated separately.

Reykjavik (17) may also be a first name.

Reykjavik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reykjavik occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Reykjavík. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reykjavik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Reykjavik occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Reykjavik are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 75 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 25 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reykjavík961/
Rekkavik8238/
Rekvik8063/
Rekevik7556/
Rekavic7531/
Rekavić754/
Raykovik711/
Rukavička6793/
Rygvik6721/
Rekvig679/
Rukavicka672/
Rukavaiko671/
R Kavická671/
Rekiouek592/
Rakjovic591/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Reykjavik
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