Gustavsson Surname

19,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gustavsson Surname User-submission:

Gustavsson is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Gustav'.

Gustavsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden26,4781:37221
Norway3661:14,0501,627
Finland2531:21,7263,053
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
England611:913,41146,955
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Canada411:898,67368,969
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
France101:6,642,272293,169
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Gústavsson (33) are calculated separately.

Gustavsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gustavsson is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Gustav'.

- haffman97

Gustavsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gustavsson (Russian: Густавссон) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Gústavsson. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustavsson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,573rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,149 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gustavsson reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Gustavsson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 26,478 people, or 1 in 372. In Sweden Gustavsson is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 11 percent reside and Skåne County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.

Gustavsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gustavsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gustavsson last name increased 11,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gustavsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gustavsson surname are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gustavsson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning 352,692 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.28% more than the national average, earning $59,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gustavsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gustavsson in the Russian language
Густавссонgustavsson-

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Gustavsson Reference & Research

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Gustafson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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