Ohlsson Surname

65,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ohlsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohlsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,8731:1,677153
United States6031:601,09348,934
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Denmark1931:29,2473,035
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Canada791:466,40040,200
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
England571:977,51048,999
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Australia471:574,37741,856
Finland441:124,92512,029
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
France261:2,554,720189,486
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ohlsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ohlsson is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ohlsson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohlsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,937th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 962,942 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Ohlsson are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Ohlsson is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 5,873 people, or 1 in 1,677. In Sweden Ohlsson is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 22 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found. Beside Sweden this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Ohlsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ohlsson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ohlsson last name increased 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ohlsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ohlsson last name are 10.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ohlsson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning 305,729 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning R 262,044 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olsson92123,615/
Ohlson924,919/
Ahlsson8666/
Ohlssen8654/
Ollsson8636/
Oehlson8612/
Olhsson8610/
Oulsson865/
Olesson864/
Ohlsoon864/
Gohlson862/
Olssson861/
Holsson861/
Otlsson861/
Halsson861/
Olson83233,641/
Hallsson80164/
Ollesson8016/
Hällsson809/
Hellsson805/
Hollsson801/
Ohlsohnn801/
Oleson775,158/
Ohlsen774,290/
Golson773,091/
Holson77650/
Halson77630/
Olssen77291/
Ollson77267/
Ohlsén77256/
Ahlson7774/
Ohlzon7770/
Olssén7730/
Olhson7724/
Oulson7723/
Alsson7716/
Olsone7710/
Oilson779/
Uolson777/
Olsoen774/
Olsoon773/
Olsosn773/
Oolson772/
Olshon772/
Olsond771/
Olsonn771/
Olssom771/
Oslson771/
Olsong771/
Olssèn771/
Olszon771/
Ólsson771/
Hallesson7531/
Olssonová753/
Hallson71230/
Goulson71212/
Oehlsen71177/
Helssen71108/
Houlson71104/
Alesson7163/
Olleson7121/
Olschon7114/
Halssan7112/
Ahleson7110/
Gohlsen718/
Osleson717/
Oelssen717/
D'Olson716/
Haleson715/
Hällson714/
Holeson713/
Olshong713/
Hoolson712/
Holsong712/
Olsonne712/
Haulson711/
Holsone711/
Goleson711/
Gollson711/
Golshon711/
Olehson711/
Ocilson711/
Allsson711/
Ahlsond711/
Ahlssan711/
Ellsson710/
Ooleson710/
Heulson710/
Holsond710/
Oulsion710/
Hollson710/
Olesone710/
Oytlson710/
Holssen710/
Olsen67214,706/
Alson672,339/
Olsén671,225/
Olsan67297/
Olzon67153/
Olsun6775/
Olsom6739/
Halleson6717/
Olßon6714/
Allesson6712/
Olcon678/
Atlesson676/
Holleson673/
Olxon672/
Olsèn672/
Olesoine671/
Helessan671/
Oljon671/
Gouleson671/
Galssoun671/
Alessone671/
Aslesson670/
Haselson670/
Achelson670/
Achilson670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ohlsson
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