Úlfarsson Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Úlfarsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 193 | 1:1,969 | 317 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Ulfarsson (49) are calculated separately.
Úlfarsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Úlfarsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Úlfarsson is found most frequently in Iceland. It may also appear as: Ulfarsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Úlfarsson? popularity and diffusion
Úlfarsson is the 1,181,191st most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Úlfarsson live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Iceland, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 1,969. In Iceland Úlfarsson is most common in: Capital Region, where 67 percent are found, Southern Region, where 7 percent are found and Northeastern Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Iceland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulfarsson | 96 | 49 | / |
| Elfarsson | 89 | 53 | / |
| Alvarsson | 78 | 880 | / |
| Elvarsson | 78 | 91 | / |
| Ólafarson | 78 | 10 | / |
| Alfreðsson | 74 | 152 | / |
| Ahlvarsson | 74 | 7 | / |
| Elfarssani | 74 | 4 | / |
| Allvarsson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Álfþórsson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Alvarson | 71 | 30 | / |
| Alferson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alfreson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elferson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elvarson | 71 | 0 | / |
| El Farssani | 70 | 4 | / |
| Elversson | 67 | 72 | / |
| Al Farsan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Elvirsson | 67 | 27 | / |
| Alfarisin | 67 | 13 | / |
| Elfarsani | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ölversson | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elyferson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alfarsani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alfurssan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaverson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulvforsen | 56 | 5 | / |
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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 Úlfarsson
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