Oswaldsson Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Oswaldsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Oswaldsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswaldsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswaldsson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswaldsson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Oswaldsson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Oswaldsson is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Oswaldsson is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 67 percent live, Skåne County, where 17 percent live and Stockholm County, where 17 percent live. Not including Sweden it exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaldson | 95 | 48 | / |
| Osvaldsson | 90 | 79 | / |
| Oswaldsan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Osvaldson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ásvaldsson | 80 | 15 | / |
| Asvaldsson | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ósvaldsson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ovaldson | 78 | 28 | / |
| Awaldson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Osvaldsen | 74 | 19 | / |
| Ovaldsen | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ovoldson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Havoldson | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aboultson | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haavaldsen | 50 | 120 | / |
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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 Oswaldsson
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