Fjäll Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fjäll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fjäll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1691:58,2654,488
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fjall (5) are calculated separately.

Fjäll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fjäll is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Fjall. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjäll? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Fjäll is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Fjäll are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Fjäll is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 58,265. In Sweden Fjäll is most common in: Värmland County, where 21 percent live, Stockholm County, where 18 percent live and Jönköping County, where 11 percent live. Barring Sweden Fjäll occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjall935/
Fjll891/
Fjell801,089/
Fjæll802/
Fjill800/
Fjl7515/
Fjelle73152/
Fägell737/
Fjellå732/
Fjaell731/
Fjil6713/
Fjal676/
Ffjl671/
Fsll671/
Fjyl671/
Fjlp671/
Fjlh671/
Vjll671/

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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 Fjäll
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