Richardsdottir Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Richardsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Richardsdottir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Richardsdóttir (39) are calculated separately.

Richardsdottir Last Name Facts

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

Richardsdottir is found in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Richardsdóttir. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richardsdottir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Richardsdottir reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 380,090. In Iceland Richardsdottir is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Iceland this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Richardsdóttir9839/
Richardsdotter939/
Rikhardsdottir935/
Richarðsdóttir861/
Ríkhardsdóttir792/
Richards Dutra791/
Richards-Dietri761/
Ríkharðsdóttir71106/

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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 Richardsdottir
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