Vigfusdottir Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Vigfusdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vigfusdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland221:17,2771,456
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Vigfúsdottir (1) & Vigfúsdóttir (212) are calculated separately.

Vigfusdottir Last Name Facts

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

Vigfusdottir is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Vigfúsdottir or Vigfúsdóttir. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vigfusdottir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vigfusdottir is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vigfusdottir live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Vigfusdottir is most widespread in Iceland, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 17,277. In Iceland Vigfusdottir is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region, where 86 percent are found, Southern Peninsula, where 9 percent are found and Northwestern Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Iceland Vigfusdottir exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Vigfusdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Vigfusdottir earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning 247,822 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigfúsdottir971/
Vigfúsdóttir94212/

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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 Vigfusdottir
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