Gyllensvärd Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Gyllensvärd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 101 | 1:97,493 | 7,084 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gyllensvard (3) are calculated separately.
Gyllensvärd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gyllensvärd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gyllensvärd is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gyllensvard. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gyllensvärd? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gyllensvärd is the 1,710,039th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Gyllensvärd occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gyllensvärd reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 97,493. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent are found, Halland County, where 19 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyllensvard | 97 | 3 | / |
| Gyllensvrd | 95 | 3 | / |
| Gyllenswärd | 91 | 59 | / |
| Gyllensvaerd | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gyllensward | 82 | 3 | / |
| Dellensvärd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gyllenswärdová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Glensworth | 57 | 0 | / |
| Gielens-Verreet | 54 | 1 | / |
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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 Gyllensvärd
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