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

Valsdottir has its highest incidence in Iceland. It may be rendered as a variant: Valsdóttir or Valsdôttir. Click here for further potential spellings of Valsdottir.

How Common Is The Last Name Valsdottir? popularity and diffusion

Valsdottir is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Valsdottir is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Valsdottir reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Iceland, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 12,261. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 90 percent are found, Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent are found and Northwestern Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Iceland Valsdottir is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 13 percent are found and Sweden, where 9 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Valsdottir
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