Bengtsson Surname

15,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bengtsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengtsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden34,7071:28415
United States4581:791,39561,115
Norway4291:11,9871,359
Australia2831:95,39110,845
Denmark2421:23,3252,378
Germany1351:596,33748,011
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
England971:574,41334,909
Canada621:594,28449,093
Spain541:865,77834,484
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Finland351:157,04914,263
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
France211:3,162,987209,042
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
China131:105,178,5825,529
Greenland111:5,125525
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bengtsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bengtsson (Russian: Бенгтссон) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengtsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,040th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 196,828 people. Bengtsson is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Bengtsson are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Bengtsson is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 34,707 people, or 1 in 284. In Sweden it is most common in: Skåne County, where 27 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent reside and Halland County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Bengtsson occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Bengtsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bengtsson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 9,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bengtsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bengtsson last name are 9.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bengtsson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning 344,658 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $48,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $58,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bengtsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bengtsson in the Russian language
Бенгтссонbengtsson-

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