Sævarsson Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sævarsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sævarsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland5111:744115
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Svarsson (7) are calculated separately.

Sævarsson Last Name Facts

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

Sævarsson has its highest incidence in Iceland. It may also be rendered as: Svarsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sævarsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sævarsson is the 578,557th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. Sævarsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sævarsson reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Iceland, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 744. In Iceland Sævarsson is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 58 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 14 percent are found and Southern Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Iceland this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Sævarsson Last Name Statistics demography

Sævarsson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 68.04% more than the national average, earning 581,540 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svarsson987/
Swarson756/
Swearson7165/
Swarsen6316/
Svarcan6311/
Suarsen6311/
Suarjon639/
Schwarzson632/
Sversen631/
Sıvarcan5935/
Suarsane5910/
Zvarshan591/
Scuarzon591/
Swargiong5620/
Schwerson562/
Schwarsen560/
Svorcan50444/
Suersen5024/
Suarjan5012/
Juarsan504/
Juarzon502/
Swarjan501/
Swersen500/

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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 Sævarsson
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