Edfors Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Edfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edfors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1461:67,4445,120
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Edfors Last Name Facts

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

Edfors occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edfors? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 945,594th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Edfors are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 67,444. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 26 percent reside and Skåne County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Edfors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edfors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Edfors surname rose 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Edfors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edfors last name are 34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.77% being registered with the party.

Edfors earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.68% less than the national average, earning $31,205 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedfors92236/
Ejdfors9214/
Edforss9212/
Jedfors921/
Heidfors8612/
Esfors8319/
Gefors8313/
Ydfors838/
Idfors836/
Adfors835/
Ödfors833/
Eifors831/
Effors830/
Hidfors7722/
Hydfors7714/
Gidfors7710/
Oddfors7710/
Ågefors777/
Essfors775/
Hefforst710/
Otfors6726/
Isfors676/
Eforce675/
Jifors673/
Aifors672/
Ifours670/
Attfors6212/
Høifors6211/
Jätfors622/
Giffors621/
Othfors621/
Hyttfors5724/
Iforce504/

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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 Edfors
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