Ísleifsson Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ísleifsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ísleifsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland831:4,579574
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Isleifsson (33) are calculated separately.

Ísleifsson Last Name Facts

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

Ísleifsson is found in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Isleifsson. For other possible spellings of Ísleifsson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ísleifsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ísleifsson reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Ísleifsson is most common in Iceland, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,579. In Iceland Ísleifsson is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 72 percent live, Northeastern Region, where 12 percent live and Western Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Iceland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Japan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isleifsson9733/
Isleifson8476/
Olefsson781/
Isliefson7419/
Ellefsson749/
Eilifsson747/
Elefson71239/
Alfsson71117/
Ulfsson7173/
Olefson7149/
Elifson7134/
Olifson7132/
Úlfsson7130/
Elfsson7119/
Olfsson718/
Álfsson711/
Elifassion701/
Olofsson6726,359/
Ólafsson673,347/
Ellefson673,054/
Elofsson672,680/
Olafsson671,242/
Ellifson67138/
Eilefson6766/
Alvesson6750/
Elvesson6717/
Ölvisson677/
Òlafsson675/
Ylvesson673/
Oliffson673/
Olufsson672/
Ulofsson671/
Elefssen671/
Olöfsson671/
Eleffson670/
Ollefson670/
Iliffson670/
Elefeson670/
Ealifson670/

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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 Ísleifsson
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