Lindfors Surname

71,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lindfors Surname User-submission:

Lindfors is a Swedish or Finnish ornamental surname. It is derived from the words lind, meaning 'lime tree' and fors, meaning 'waterfall'.

Lindfors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,2671:1,682249
Sweden2,6261:3,750356
United States6121:592,25348,330
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Norway411:125,42216,333
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lindfors Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lindfors is a Swedish or Finnish ornamental surname. It is derived from the words lind, meaning 'lime tree' and fors, meaning 'waterfall'.

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Lindfors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lindfors (Russian: Линдфорс) is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindfors? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lindfors is the 71,852nd most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,061,242 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lindfors live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is borne by 3,267 people, or 1 in 1,682. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 52 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 9 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 8 percent are found. Besides Finland it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lindfors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lindfors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lindfors surname increased 30,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindfors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lindfors last name are 20.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lindfors earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning 308,825 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lindfors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindfors in the Russian language
Линдфорсlindfors-

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