Göranson Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Göranson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 122 | 1:80,711 | 5,995 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gõranson (1) are calculated separately.
Göranson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Göranson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Göranson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Gõranson. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Göranson? popularity and diffusion
Göranson is the 1,391,595th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Göranson occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Göranson are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 80,711. In Sweden Göranson is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent reside and Halland County, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gõranson | 96 | 1 | / |
| Göransson | 94 | 8,116 | / |
| Görransson | 89 | 5 | / |
| Göranzon | 88 | 55 | / |
| Garanson | 88 | 6 | / |
| Gohranson | 82 | 18 | / |
| Goranhson | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gorannson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Garranson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Goeransson | 78 | 28 | / |
| Goronson | 75 | 20 | / |
| Garansun | 75 | 6 | / |
| Garançon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Goranzon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gerançon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garanzon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goransen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gerhenson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Goronsson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gorronson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Garanzan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Goronzon | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Göranson
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis