Vésteinsson Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Vésteinsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 29 | 1:13,107 | 1,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Vesteinsson (1) are calculated separately.
Vésteinsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vésteinsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vésteinsson is found in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Vesteinsson. For other potential spellings of Vésteinsson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vésteinsson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vésteinsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Vésteinsson is most commonly used in Iceland, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 13,107. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 48 percent reside, Northwestern Region, where 24 percent reside and Western Region, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Iceland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vesteinsson | 97 | 1 | / |
| Vestinsson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vstinson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hfsteinsson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vestensen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fustinson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fastinson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Fostenson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Phostenson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Biteinsonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fast Hansson | 61 | 1 | / |
| Betansson | 60 | 1 | / |
| Withenson | 60 | 0 | / |
| Withinson | 60 | 0 | / |
| Vest-Hansen | 55 | 35 | / |
| Vest Hansen | 55 | 1 | / |
| Wetanson | 53 | 25 | / |
| Vitancon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Vitanzon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Whitejohnson | 52 | 5 | / |
| Faustino Sena | 50 | 5 | / |
| Faustino Sene | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Vésteinsson
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