Alvesson Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Alvesson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Alvesson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alvesson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alvesson is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Alvesson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alvesson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Alvesson live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.
Alvesson is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 218,817. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 80 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 11 percent reside and Kronoberg County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Alvesson occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halvesson | 94 | 0 | / |
| Alveson | 93 | 7 | / |
| Elvesson | 88 | 17 | / |
| Halveson | 88 | 9 | / |
| Alvysson | 88 | 1 | / |
| Galveson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Holvesson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Alvison | 80 | 23 | / |
| Albeson | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olveson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Alvesen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Albisson | 75 | 301 | / |
| Allbeson | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ölvisson | 75 | 7 | / |
| Alvesand | 75 | 5 | / |
| Halvoson | 75 | 4 | / |
| Helveson | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alvesund | 75 | 2 | / |
| Albetson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elvessen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Holveson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Golveson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Halvison | 75 | 0 | / |
| Albuisson | 71 | 241 | / |
| Albeissen | 71 | 13 | / |
| Alwidsson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Halbeison | 71 | 2 | / |
| Halvoison | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alvasan | 67 | 331 | / |
| Albison | 67 | 113 | / |
| Olvesen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Albexon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Halbeissen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alvesson
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