Hansson Surname
Approximately 49,742 people bear this surname
Hansson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 44,033 | 1:224 | 14 |
| Denmark | 1,297 | 1:4,352 | 387 |
| Norway | 1,121 | 1:4,587 | 418 |
| United States | 844 | 1:429,454 | 37,076 |
| Australia | 412 | 1:65,524 | 7,833 |
| Finland | 373 | 1:14,736 | 2,173 |
| Thailand | 234 | 1:301,873 | 52,033 |
| Estonia | 203 | 1:6,511 | 760 |
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| Iceland | 137 | 1:2,774 | 403 |
| Germany | 126 | 1:638,932 | 50,304 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Faroe Islands | 12 | 1:4,083 | 465 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Hansson (52) may also be a first name.
Hansson Demographics
Average Male Hansson Height
177.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hansson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hansson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hansson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hansson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hansson is the 11,293rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 146,507 people. The last name Hansson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Hansson are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 44,033 people, or 1 in 224. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 28 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
Hansson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hansson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hansson last name increased 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,755 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hansson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hansson are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hansson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning 408,404 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.2% less than the national average, earning R 108,840 per year; in United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $57,322 CAD per year.
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Hansson Reference & Research
Hanson/Henson/Hansen FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Hanson/Henson/Hansen 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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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 Hansson
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