Þorgilsson Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Þorgilsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 38 | 1:10,002 | 968 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Orgilsson (1) are calculated separately.
Þorgilsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Þorgilsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Þorgilsson is borne by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Orgilsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Þorgilsson? popularity and diffusion
Þorgilsson is the 3,141,416th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Þorgilsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 10,002. In Iceland Þorgilsson is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 50 percent reside, Southern Region, where 26 percent reside and Northeastern Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Iceland Þorgilsson exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent reside.
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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
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