Nygren Surname

44,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nygren Surname User-submission:

Nygren means 'new branch' in Swedish.

Nygren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,3921:1,332116
United States2,6331:137,66014,386
Finland8111:6,7781,063
Norway3221:15,9701,930
Canada3221:114,42712,178
England391:1,428,66862,556
France261:2,554,720189,486
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Nygrén (87) & Nygrèn (1) are calculated separately.

Nygren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nygren means 'new branch' in Swedish.

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Nygren Last Name Facts

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

Nygren is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Nygrén or Nygrèn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nygren? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,488th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 624,254 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Nygren are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Nygren is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 7,392 people, or 1 in 1,332. In Sweden Nygren is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside and Västerbotten County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Finland, where 7 percent reside.

Nygren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nygren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nygren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nygren last name are 15.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nygren earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning 329,711 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning $42,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nygrén9487/
Nygrèn941/
Nygreen92116/
Nhygren921/
Naygren920/
Nygrýn8358/
Nygrin8354/
Nygryn8340/
Nigren837/
Nygrín836/
Nygrem833/
Negren832/
Nygern831/
Negreen774/
Neegren774/
Nigreen772/
Niegren770/
Nygreem770/
Neugren770/
Negrn732/
Nigrenne711/
Neugreen710/
Negrin6714,415/
Nigrin67487/
Negrín6766/
Nygrýnová6764/
Nygrinová6725/
Nigrín6710/
Nygrynová675/
Negryn675/
Nygrínová674/
Nissgreen674/
Negrén672/
Négrin672/
Negrön671/
Nygrynova671/
Nygrinova671/
Negrën671/
Negrijn6280/
Negrina6210/
Negrion622/
Negrzyn621/
Negring621/
Neugrin620/
Negruunn571/
Nigrinová53138/
Nigrínová5322/
Nigrinova531/
Negrim5018/

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