Magnusson Surname

16,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Magnusson Surname Definition:

See MAGNUS.

Magnusson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden27,2301:36220
United States2,4691:146,80415,150
Canada1,1261:32,7234,238
Denmark6361:8,875819
Norway5341:9,6301,033
Brazil5321:402,39515,332
Australia4901:55,0936,756
Iceland2951:1,288224
Thailand2131:331,63557,264
Finland2011:27,3473,727
Germany1491:540,30544,986
England1371:406,70127,895
Spain891:525,30425,940
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Faroe Islands411:1,195147
Malta301:14,342837
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Greenland141:4,027416
France111:6,038,429280,838
China111:124,301,9616,553
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
San Marino11:33,214932
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

The alternate forms: Magnússon (2,918) are calculated separately.

Magnusson (28) may also be a first name.

Magnusson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See MAGNUS.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Magnusson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magnusson (Russian: Магнуссон) is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Magnússon. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magnusson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,104th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 210,690 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Magnusson reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia. Magnusson is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.

The surname Magnusson is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 27,230 people, or 1 in 362. In Sweden Magnusson is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside and Skåne County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Magnusson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Magnusson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,713 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,713 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Magnusson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Magnusson last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.19% registered with the party.

The amount Magnusson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning 315,584 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $48,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Magnusson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Magnusson in the Russian language
Магнуссонmagnusson-

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