Jonesson Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jonesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Jonesson (40) may also be a first name.

Jonesson Last Name Facts

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

Jonesson occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonesson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Jonesson reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia. Jonesson is also the 1,614,485th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name Jonesson is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden Jonesson is primarily found in: Gävleborg County, where 67 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found and Halland County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Jonesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jonesson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Jonesson
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