Saemundsson Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Saemundsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 31 | 1:12,261 | 1,126 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Saemundsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saemundsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saemundsson is held by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Saemundsson.
How Common Is The Last Name Saemundsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Saemundsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Saemundsson live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Saemundsson is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 12,261. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 90 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent reside and Southern Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Iceland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sæmundsson | 86 | 302 | / |
| Simundsson | 86 | 12 | / |
| Saemundsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simundson | 80 | 198 | / |
| Samundsen | 80 | 23 | / |
| Saamundsen | 76 | 6 | / |
| Saminadason | 73 | 4 | / |
| Symondson | 70 | 184 | / |
| Simondson | 70 | 124 | / |
| Sæmundsen | 70 | 36 | / |
| Såmundsen | 70 | 11 | / |
| Simendson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Samundzhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Simmondson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simonidson | 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
- 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 Saemundsson
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