Ekengren Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekengren Surname User-submission:

Meaning in Swedish: 'oak' (ek) 'branch' (gren). Family lore says that the variation that added 'en' as in, ek-en-gren denotes nobility.

Ekengren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6961:14,1481,215
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Finland61:916,11741,832
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ekengren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning in Swedish: 'oak' (ek) 'branch' (gren). Family lore says that the variation that added 'en' as in, ek-en-gren denotes nobility.

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Ekengren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekengren is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekengren? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 440,082nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. The surname Ekengren occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ekengren live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Ekengren is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 14,148. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Sweden Ekengren is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ekengren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ekengren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekengren last name grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekengren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ekengren surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ekengren earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning $37,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning $47,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskengren9465/
Eskengreen890/
Hökengren825/
Ekengränd823/
Aikengren820/
Eskingreen780/
Eichengreen7487/
Eichengrün6714/
Ichengreen678/
Ikingrin631/

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