Samuelsson Surname

34,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Samuelsson Surname User-submission:

Samuelsson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Samuel'.

Samuelsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden14,4081:68348
Norway2321:22,1652,887
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Finland1081:50,8956,123
Australia811:333,28028,364
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
England401:1,392,95161,553
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Iceland251:15,2041,298
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France61:11,070,454349,096
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Samuelsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Samuelsson is a Swedish surname, meaning 'son of Samuel'.

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Samuelsson Last Name Facts

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

Samuelsson (Russian: Самуэльссон) occurs most in Sweden. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuelsson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,357th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 472,450 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Samuelsson are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 14,408 people, or 1 in 683. In Sweden Samuelsson is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Samuelsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Samuelsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samuelsson last name grew 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samuelsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Samuelsson are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Samuelsson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning 306,947 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 298.13% more than the national average, earning R 946,116 per year; in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $52,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samuelsson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samuelsson in the Russian language
Самуэльссонsamuelsson-

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