Eklund Surname

20,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Eklund Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Oak grove.

Eklund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden15,3721:64139
United States5,9861:60,5517,112
Finland3,5141:1,564228
Norway5131:10,0241,099
Canada4701:78,3958,792
Denmark2761:20,4522,045
Estonia1231:10,7461,543
England1181:472,18730,747
Australia971:278,30624,956
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France111:6,038,429280,838
Wales91:343,83718,086
Swaziland91:144,244719
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Eklund (29) may also be a first name.

Eklund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Oak grove.

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

Eklund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eklund (Russian: Эклунд) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eklund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,322nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 270,802 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Eklund reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in Scandinavia. Eklund is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Eklund is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 15,372 people, or 1 in 641. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live and Uppsala County, where 7 percent live. Beside Sweden this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Finland, where 13 percent live.

Eklund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eklund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eklund surname increased 2,366 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eklund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eklund last name are 6.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eklund earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.36% less than the national average, earning 292,937 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.52% more than the national average, earning R 319,668 per year; in United States they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $44,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $49,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecklund923,387/
Eklundh92244/
Esklund9229/
Eiklund9211/
Eklunds921/
Ekclund921/
Eaklund920/
Ecklundt8614/
Eikelund8612/
Hecklund867/
Eecklund861/
Ecklaund861/
Eclund8314/
Eklond8312/
Eklumd833/
Aklund832/
Oklund831/
Iklund830/
Ocklund7742/
Ecklond7729/
Eclundh7728/
Acklund776/
Höklund775/
Haklund773/
Aklundh771/
Icklund770/
Aiklund770/
Aclund670/
Hayclund570/

Eklund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eklund in the Russian language
Эклундeklund-

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Eklund Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eklund
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