Ragnarsson Surname

126,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ragnarsson Surname User-submission:

This surname was/is given to a son or daughter of Ragnar, which means 'warrior of the gods'.

Ragnarsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,0711:4,755455
Iceland1,2811:29747
Norway561:91,82712,640
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Faroe Islands231:2,130245
England141:3,979,861125,553
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Ragnarsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was/is given to a son or daughter of Ragnar, which means 'warrior of the gods'.

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Ragnarsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ragnarsson (Russian: Рагнарссон) is found most frequently in Sweden. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragnarsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 126,868th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,036,196 people. Ragnarsson is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ragnarsson live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ragnarsson is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,071 people, or 1 in 4,755. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent are found, Skåne County, where 15 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 36 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Ragnarsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ragnarsson surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ragnarsson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.97% more than the national average, earning 463,646 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ragnarsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragnarsson in the Russian language
Рагнарссонragnarsson-

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