Carlsson Surname

14,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Carlsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carlsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden33,3971:29516
Denmark1,3551:4,166368
United States7431:487,83241,220
Norway7171:7,172730
Australia5151:52,4196,467
Finland4511:12,1881,838
Germany3441:234,02725,880
England2721:204,84617,761
Zimbabwe1511:102,24014,347
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
Spain891:525,30425,940
Canada841:438,63838,170
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Chile591:298,5848,628
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Faroe Islands281:1,750204
Iceland271:14,0771,243
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Greece161:692,48777,522
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Belgium151:766,44363,354
France131:5,109,440259,941
Austria121:709,62061,025
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Wales111:281,32115,850
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Swaziland41:324,550996
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malta41:107,5681,849
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Carlsson (37) may also be a first name.

Carlsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carlsson has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carlsson? popularity and diffusion

Carlsson is the 14,230th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,178 people. The surname Carlsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Carlsson live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia. Carlsson is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name globally, held by 37 people.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 33,397 people, or 1 in 295. In Sweden Carlsson is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found and Skåne County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Sweden Carlsson is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Carlsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carlsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carlsson last name increased 2,654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carlsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carlsson last name are 14.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.7% registered with the party.

The amount Carlsson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning 356,666 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.69% more than the national average, earning R 296,304 per year; in United States they earn 16.13% more than the national average, earning $50,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,947 CAD per year.

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Carlsson Reference & Research

Carlson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Carlson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Carlsson
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