Askerfors Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Askerfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Askerfors Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Askerfors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Askerfors is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askerfors? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Askerfors is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Askerfors live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 79 percent live, Blekinge County, where 7 percent live and Skåne County, where 7 percent live. Beside Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akerfors941/
Ackerfors8925/
Askjær-Friis6710/
Asakura Farias611/
Ascui Riveros551/
Asgharfraz531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Askerfors
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