Jönsson Surname
Approximately 31,433 people bear this surname
Jönsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 30,452 | 1:323 | 17 |
| Germany | 295 | 1:272,900 | 28,854 |
| Denmark | 288 | 1:19,600 | 1,953 |
| Norway | 174 | 1:29,553 | 4,083 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Jõnsson (2) are calculated separately.
Jönsson Demographics
Average Male Jönsson Height
179.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jönsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jönsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jönsson occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Jõnsson. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jönsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,617th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 231,844 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jönsson are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Jönsson is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 30,452 people, or 1 in 323. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 55 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent live and Stockholm County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 1 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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