Most common surnames in Faroe Islands

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Faroe Islands

Joensen
#1
31.062
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Faroe Islands, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Hansen
2.170
2
Joensen
2.414
1
Jacobsen
2.014
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Joensen 2.414
7.8%
2 Hansen 2.170
7%
3 Jacobsen 2.014
6.5%
4 Olsen 1.674
5.4%
5 Poulsen 1.294
4.2%
6 Petersen 1.265
4.1%
7 Johannesen 1.019
3.3%
8 Thomsen 701
2.3%
9 Nielsen 657
2.1%
10 Rasmussen 567
1.8%
11 Johansen 560
1.8%
12 Simonsen 537
1.7%
13 Djurhuus 517
1.7%
14 Danielsen 489
1.6%
15 Mortensen 478
1.5%
16 Jensen 475
1.5%
17 Mikkelsen 427
1.4%
18 Dam 426
1.4%
19 Højgaard 425
1.4%
20 Sørensen 399
1.3%
21 Andreasen 394
1.3%
22 Hammer 382
1.2%
23 Hentze 368
1.2%
24 Magnussen 365
1.2%
25 Samuelsen 352
1.1%
26 Christiansen 339
1.1%
27 Davidsen 315
1%
28 Heinesen 299
1%
29 Niclasen 282
0.9%
30 Holm 267
0.9%
31 Vang 256
0.8%
32 Midjord 253
0.8%
33 Jakobsen 246
0.8%
34 Lamhauge 242
0.8%
35 Egholm 239
0.8%
36 Berg 222
0.7%
37 Justinussen 221
0.7%
38 Johannessen 213
0.7%
39 Dahl 197
0.6%
40 Thomassen 190
0.6%
41 Ellingsgaard 186
0.6%
42 Nolsøe 182
0.6%
43 Haraldsen 179
0.6%
44 Larsen 178
0.6%
45 Bech 174
0.6%
46 Mohr 170
0.5%
47 Zachariasen 166
0.5%
48 Eliasen 163
0.5%
49 Weihe 163
0.5%
50 Kjærbo 163
0.5%
51 Müller 155
0.5%
52 Isaksen 153
0.5%
53 Sivertsen 147
0.5%
54 Arge 147
0.5%
55 Guttesen 145
0.5%
56 Debes 140
0.5%
57 Mørkøre 132
0.4%
58 Clementsen 127
0.4%
59 Mouritsen 126
0.4%
60 Høgnesen 126
0.4%
61 Reinert 122
0.4%
62 Andreassen 122
0.4%
63 Dalsgaard 121
0.4%
64 Abrahamsen 121
0.4%
65 Kristiansen 117
0.4%
66 Henriksen 113
0.4%
67 Jørgensen 113
0.4%
68 Jespersen 113
0.4%
69 Patursson 112
0.4%
70 Winther 111
0.4%
71 Gaard 108
0.3%
72 Klein 107
0.3%
73 Durhuus 106
0.3%
74 Knudsen 105
0.3%
75 Tausen 105
0.3%
76 Gregersen 105
0.3%
77 Ludvig 105
0.3%
78 Vestergaard 102
0.3%
79 Zachariassen 97
0.3%
80 Rubeksen 97
0.3%
81 Nattestad 97
0.3%
82 Matras 93
0.3%
83 Michelsen 92
0.3%
84 Lützen 91
0.3%
85 Kruse 84
0.3%
86 Bærentsen 80
0.3%
87 østerø 80
0.3%
88 Strøm 80
0.3%
89 Næs 79
0.3%
90 Lydersen 79
0.3%
91 Andersen 79
0.3%
92 Justesen 78
0.3%
93 Lisberg 78
0.3%
94 Madsen 76
0.2%
95 Højsted 74
0.2%
96 Thomasen 74
0.2%
97 Biskopstø 69
0.2%
98 Hjelm 69
0.2%
99 Absalonsen 68
0.2%
100 Augustinussen 68
0.2%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Faroe Islands?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Faroe Islands is Joensen, with 2.414. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Faroe Islands?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Faroe Islands. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
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