Viðarsson Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Viðarsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viðarsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4141:918157
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Viðarsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viðarsson is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Viðarsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Viðarsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Viðarsson is the 704,927th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name Viðarsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Viðarsson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 918. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 54 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 14 percent reside and Southern Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iceland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vearson752/
Biörsson716/
Fearson63239/
Bearson63235/
Biarsan631/
Biorson630/
Bjarson630/
Phearson59103/
Björsson5993/
Fearsonn592/
Bayorson592/
Bjorsson592/
Waiyarsen561/
Bjorson5092/
Biarsam507/
Biarjan501/
Vjorsen501/
Fearsen501/
Byorson501/
Beorson500/

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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 Viðarsson
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