Family name Skaftason (Skaftason 
) , in all the world, is a very rare surname. The last name Skaftason is characteristic of Iceland, where it is quite a rare surname, Denmark, where it is a rare surname, and Canada, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Europe, particularly Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.
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| Skaftason | United Kingdom, Iceland, United States, Canada, Denmark |
| steinn skaftason (b. 990) |
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| þorleifur skaftason Icelandic priest, IS (b. 1683) |
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| jón skaftason Icelandic politician, IS (b. 1926) |
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