Álfgeirsson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Álfgeirsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Álfgeirsson 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
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Alfgeirsson (1) are calculated separately.

Álfgeirsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Álfgeirsson is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Alfgeirsson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Álfgeirsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Álfgeirsson is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Álfgeirsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 50 percent reside and Western Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Iceland it occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent reside.

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
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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 Álfgeirsson
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