Kjellgren Surname

233,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kjellgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjellgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,4301:6,886628
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Australia731:369,80430,692
Norway341:151,24418,822
England241:2,321,58686,519
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kjellgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjellgren is found most in Sweden. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjellgren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,514th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kjellgren live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,430 people, or 1 in 6,886. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 27 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Kjellgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kjellgren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kjellgren surname expanded 1,543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kjellgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kjellgren last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Kjellgren earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning 328,421 kr per year and in United States they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $58,850 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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