Holgersson Surname

122,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Holgersson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holgersson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,5241:2,794266
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Norway341:151,24418,822
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malta41:107,5681,849
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Holgersson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holgersson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Holgersson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Holgersson is the 122,579th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,954,290 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Holgersson live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,524 people, or 1 in 2,794. In Sweden Holgersson is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live, Skåne County, where 13 percent live and Stockholm County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Holgersson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holgersson last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Holgersson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning 270,840 kr per year and in United States they earn 29.65% more than the national average, earning $55,941 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Holgersson
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