Valsdóttir Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Valsdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Valsdóttir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland3451:1,102185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Valsdottir (45) & Valsdôttir (1) are calculated separately.

Valsdóttir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valsdóttir has its highest incidence in Iceland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Valsdottir or Valsdôttir. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valsdóttir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 801,116th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Valsdóttir are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Iceland, where it is borne by 345 people, or 1 in 1,102. In Iceland it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 66 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 9 percent live and Southern Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Iceland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valsdottir9745/
Valsdôttir971/
Falsdóttir902/
Flosadóttir6763/
Violasdotter641/
Viljosdotter641/
Flosadottir574/
Fales-Tatro571/
Vilas Dutra571/
Veloso Doutor521/

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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 Valsdóttir
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