Knutsson Surname

73,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Knutsson Surname User-submission:

The surname is patronymic. meaning 'son of Knut/Knud/Canute'. Knut derives from the Old Norse, knútr, meaning 'knot'.

Knutsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,2211:1,583143
Denmark1831:30,8453,198
Norway1131:45,5076,510
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England171:3,277,533109,658
Finland161:343,54424,270
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Knútsson (57) are calculated separately.

Knutsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is patronymic. meaning 'son of Knut/Knud/Canute'. Knut derives from the Old Norse, knútr, meaning 'knot'.

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Knutsson Last Name Facts

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

Knutsson (Russian: Кнутссон) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant: Knútsson. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knutsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Knutsson is the 73,575th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,089,482 people. The surname Knutsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Knutsson live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 6,221 people, or 1 in 1,583. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent are found, Skåne County, where 21 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Knutsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Knutsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knutsson surname grew 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knutsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Knutsson are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Knutsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning 353,814 kr per year and in United States they earn 71.78% more than the national average, earning $74,121 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Knutsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knutsson in the Russian language
Кнутссонknutsson-

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