Ómarsson Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ómarsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ómarsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland4511:843135
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Omarsson (76) are calculated separately.

Ómarsson Last Name Facts

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

Ómarsson occurs more in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Omarsson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ómarsson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 650,013th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ómarsson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Ómarsson is most frequent in Iceland, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 843. In Iceland Ómarsson is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 57 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 9 percent reside and Northeastern Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Iceland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omarsson9676/
Amarsson881/
Atmarsson8210/
Amarson8013/
Omarson806/
Umarson804/
Guðmarsson7833/
Attmarsson7810/
Hammarsson783/
Asmarson755/
Amaerson751/
Osmarson751/
Hammarson7131/
Umarsan6712/
Amorson674/
Omarsan672/
Omarsen671/

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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
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  • 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 Ómarsson
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