Sigursteinsson Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sigursteinsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigursteinsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland621:6,130693
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sigursteinsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sigursteinsson is held by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigursteinsson? popularity and diffusion

Sigursteinsson is the 2,273,756th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Sigursteinsson live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 6,130. In Iceland Sigursteinsson is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 52 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 21 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Iceland it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in China, where 3 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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