Sölvason Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Sölvason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 131 | 1:2,901 | 419 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Solvason (171) are calculated separately.
Sölvason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sölvason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sölvason is found most frequently in Iceland. It can be found as: Solvason. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sölvason? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Sölvason occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sölvason live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 2,901. In Iceland Sölvason is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 43 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 18 percent live and Westfjords, where 11 percent live. Other than Iceland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvason | 96 | 171 | / |
| Salvasohn | 82 | 50 | / |
| Sölvesson | 82 | 11 | / |
| Salvasion | 82 | 6 | / |
| Solveson | 75 | 118 | / |
| Salvasen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salbasion | 71 | 11 | / |
| Salvesson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Solvesson | 71 | 5 | / |
| Solvesonh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Selvashan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salvesen | 63 | 3,073 | / |
| Solvesen | 63 | 9 | / |
| Salvesén | 63 | 5 | / |
| Selvesen | 63 | 2 | / |
| Salueson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Salvesan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Salvessen | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ssalvesen | 59 | 1 | / |
| Salvessan | 59 | 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
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- 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 Sölvason
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