Adolfsson Surname

63,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Adolfsson Surname User-submission:

Adolfsson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.

Adolfsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,4961:1,314113
Finland1111:49,5205,996
Norway901:57,1378,183
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Iceland561:6,787739
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
France21:33,211,361423,184
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Adólfsson (2) are calculated separately.

Adolfsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Adolfsson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.

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Adolfsson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.

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Adolfsson Last Name Facts

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

Adolfsson (Russian: Адольфссон) is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Adólfsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolfsson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 63,068th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 916,903 people. The last name Adolfsson is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Adolfsson reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 7,496 people, or 1 in 1,314. In Sweden Adolfsson is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Adolfsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Adolfsson are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adolfsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning 304,248 kr per year and in United States they earn 53.56% more than the national average, earning $66,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adólfsson962/
Audolfsson9511/
Adolfson94561/
Adolfssen8934/
Adolvsson8932/
Adolpfson891/
Adolfsohn890/
Adolphsson8465/
Adolphfson841/
Adolfsen821,488/
Adolfsén8238/
Adolvson827/
Adolfzon821/
Adolphson781,235/
Adoolphson742/
Adolphsen67489/
Adolphzon672/

Adolfsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adolfsson in the Russian language
Адольфссонadolfsson-

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