Karsson Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Karsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Kársson (1) are calculated separately.
Karsson (10) may also be a first name.
Karsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karsson is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Kársson. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karsson is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Karsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karsson reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia. Karsson is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 10 people.
The surname Karsson is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live and Southern Norway, where 50 percent live. Not including Norway it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 29 percent live and Denmark, where 14 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
- 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 Karsson
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