Skúlason Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Skúlason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skúlason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4661:816129
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Skulason (201) are calculated separately.

Skúlason Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skúlason is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Skulason. For other potential spellings of Skúlason click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skúlason? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 643,972nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Skúlason are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Skúlason is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 816. In Iceland Skúlason is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 65 percent live, Southern Region, where 9 percent live and Northeastern Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Iceland it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

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