Vilhjalmsson Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Vilhjalmsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilhjalmsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland541:7,039767
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Vilhjálmsson (497), Vilhjàlmsson (1) & Vilhjälmsson (1) are calculated separately.

Vilhjalmsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilhjalmsson is found most in Iceland. It may be rendered as: Vilhjálmsson, Vilhjàlmsson or Vilhjälmsson. For other potential spellings of Vilhjalmsson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilhjalmsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Vilhjalmsson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Vilhjalmsson reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Vilhjalmsson is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 7,039. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 94 percent are found, Southern Peninsula, where 4 percent are found and Southern Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Iceland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

Vilhjalmsson Last Name Statistics demography

Vilhjalmsson earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 41.56% less than the national average, earning 202,244 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilhjálmsson97497/
Vilhjàlmsson971/
Vilhjälmsson971/

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Footnotes

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