Akerlund Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Akerlund Surname User-submission:

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr).

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Akerlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Ãkerlund (1) are calculated separately.

Akerlund Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr). The Swedish å converts to aa in English, but makes a flat oh sound.

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Akerlund Last Name Facts

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

Akerlund is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ãkerlund. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerlund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 796,486th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. Akerlund is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Akerlund reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Akerlund is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 1,768,092. In The United States it is most frequent in: Washington, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Akerlund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akerlund last name are 26.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Akerlund earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ãkerlund961/
Askerlund94129/
Ackerlund94124/
Aakerlund9470/
Akerlundh9433/
Akerlundd940/
Aackerlund897/
Ackerlaund892/
Okerlund88767/
Ekerlund8821/
Ockerlund8251/
Eckerlund8218/
Akrelundh821/

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