Valsdottir Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Valsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland311:12,2611,126
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Valsdóttir (350) & Valsdôttir (1) are calculated separately.

Valsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valsdottir is more commonly found in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Valsdóttir or Valsdôttir. For other possible spellings of Valsdottir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valsdottir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Valsdottir are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 12,261. In Iceland Valsdottir is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 90 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent reside and Northwestern Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Iceland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Valsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Valsdottir earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning 413,039 kr per year.

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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
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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 Valsdottir
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