Gustafsson Surname

7,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gustafsson Surname User-submission:

Gustafsson is a Swedish surname. It means 'son of Gustaf'.

Gustafsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71,5791:13810
Finland3,5001:1,570230
Norway8691:5,917592
United States5571:650,73452,170
Denmark5271:10,7111,012
Thailand2761:255,93643,511
Germany2301:350,02433,964
Australia1771:152,51816,101
England1661:335,65124,624
France1421:467,76666,487
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Spain961:487,00024,732
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Malta301:14,342837
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Iceland201:19,0041,557
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria131:655,03358,041
China121:113,943,4645,994
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Gústafsson (172) are calculated separately.

Gustafsson (13) may also be a first name.

Gustafsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gustafsson is a Swedish surname. It means 'son of Gustaf'.

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Gustafsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gustafsson (Russian: Густафссон) is found most in Sweden. It may be found as: Gústafsson. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustafsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,205th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 92,487 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gustafsson live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Gustafsson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 71,579 people, or 1 in 138. In Sweden Gustafsson is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 15 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Gustafsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gustafsson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gustafsson last name expanded 5,570 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gustafsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gustafsson last name are 4.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gustafsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning 325,004 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.86% less than the national average, earning R 140,532 per year; in United States they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $60,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gustafsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gustafsson in the Russian language
Густафссонgustafsson-

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