Osvaldsson Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Osvaldsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osvaldsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden661:149,19310,483
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Ósvaldsson (1) are calculated separately.

Osvaldsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osvaldsson is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Ósvaldsson. Click here to see other possible spellings of Osvaldsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Osvaldsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Osvaldsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Osvaldsson are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Osvaldsson is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 149,193. In Sweden Osvaldsson is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 32 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent reside and Kronoberg County, where 17 percent reside. Besides Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Osvaldsson Last Name Statistics demography

Osvaldsson earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ósvaldsson971/
Osvaldson951/
Ásvaldsson9015/
Asvaldsson9011/
Oswaldsson907/
Ovaldson8928/
Oswaldson8448/
Osvaldsen8419/
Ovaldsen7823/
Ovoldson780/
Oswaldsan741/
Awaldson670/
Havoldson631/
Haavaldsen60120/
Aboultson531/

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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 Osvaldsson
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