Jan-Erik Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jan-Erik Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Jan & Erik.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jan-Erik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Jan-Erik (9,157) may also be a first name.

Jan-Erik Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jan-Erik Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jan-Erik is most common in Sweden. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jan-Erik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jan-Erik live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 64,929th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 9,157 people.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Jan-Erik is mostly concentrated in: Dalarna County, where 33 percent live, Stockholm County, where 33 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 25 percent live.

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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 Jan-Erik
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