Valgeirsdóttir Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Valgeirsdóttir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 310 | 1:1,226 | 216 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Valgeirsdottir (43) are calculated separately.
Valgeirsdóttir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valgeirsdóttir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valgeirsdóttir occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Valgeirsdottir. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valgeirsdóttir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 853,416th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Valgeirsdóttir are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Valgeirsdóttir is most widely held in Iceland, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 1,226. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 51 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Iceland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valgeirsdottir | 98 | 43 | / |
| Wolgersdotter | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Valgeirsdóttir
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