Pedersson Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pedersson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pedersson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Denmark171:332,04223,714
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pedersson Last Name Facts

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

Pedersson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pedersson.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedersson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Pedersson reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 205,141. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Södermanland County, where 29 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Sweden it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Denmark, where 18 percent are found.

Pedersson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pedersson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pedersson surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pedersson Last Name Statistics demography

Pedersson earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,551 CAD per year.

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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 Pedersson
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