Svavarsson Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Svavarsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svavarsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4231:899152
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Svavarsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svavarsson occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svavarsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 632,228th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Svavarsson reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Svavarsson is most widely held in Iceland, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 899. In Iceland it is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 65 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 8 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Iceland it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Svavarsson Last Name Statistics demography

Svavarsson earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.77% less than the national average, earning 256,911 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svavarson951/
Svafarsson902/
Sifversson7034/
Sivavirasinh646/
Sifa Fersone551/

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Footnotes

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