Edlund Surname

51,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Edlund Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Heath grove.

Edlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,5511:1,503136
United States2,5351:142,98214,820
Canada2671:137,99814,236
Norway1231:41,8075,981
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Finland431:127,83012,225
England271:2,063,63279,942
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Edlund (16) may also be a first name.

Edlund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Heath grove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Edlund Last Name Facts

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

Edlund (Russian: Эдлунд) is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edlund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,998th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 739,927 people. The last name Edlund is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Edlund live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Edlund is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 6,551 people, or 1 in 1,503. In Sweden Edlund is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 17 percent reside and Västerbotten County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Edlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Edlund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Edlund last name increased 2,461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edlund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edlund last name are 6.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Edlund earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.72% less than the national average, earning 270,924 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedlund9216,470/
Edlundh9252/
Edhlund9250/
Gedlund9224/
Jedlund9216/
Edlunds923/
Edlyund921/
Eedlund920/
Edlun916/
Headlund8632/
Hedlundh8618/
Heidlund8613/
Ejdelund8612/
Hedleund862/
Edellund861/
Heddlund861/
Heedlund860/
Ödlund83291/
Edlond83129/
Odlund8327/
Hedlun8322/
Idlund8321/
Adlund832/
Edlung831/
Edlundová801/
Gidlund771,280/
Hadlund779/
Hedlung777/
Hidlund774/
Aadlund771/
Hodlund771/
Hedluin771/
Edlum7324/
Edlon735/
Adellund717/
Eddloune712/
Edllon671/
Hedlon671/
Hedlum670/

Edlund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Edlund in the Russian language
Эдлундedlund-

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