Danielsson Surname

31,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Danielsson Surname User-submission:

This is a respelling of the Norwegian/Danish patronymic surname Danielsen, or Swedish Danielsson, meaning 'son of Daniel'.

Danielsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden15,5431:63438
Finland4771:11,5231,768
Norway2021:25,4573,418
Denmark1791:31,5353,275
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Iceland331:11,5181,065
England321:1,741,18971,393
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France91:7,380,302306,885
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
San Marino11:33,214932
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Daníelsson (265) are calculated separately.

Danielsson (13) may also be a first name.

Danielsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a respelling of the Norwegian/Danish patronymic surname Danielsen, or Swedish Danielsson, meaning 'son of Daniel'.

- rdanielson

Danielsson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Daniel'.

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Danielsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Danielsson (Russian: Даниельссон) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Daníelsson. For other possible spellings of Danielsson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danielsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,157th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 425,029 people. The last name Danielsson is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Danielsson live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name Danielsson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 15,543 people, or 1 in 634. In Sweden Danielsson is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 8 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Danielsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Danielsson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danielsson last name grew 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Danielsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Danielsson are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

The amount Danielsson earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning 333,663 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $43,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Danielsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danielsson in the Russian language
Даниельссонdanielsson-

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