Sjelvgren Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Sjelvgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sjelvgren Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Finland261:211,41217,592

Sjelvgren Last Name Facts

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

Sjelvgren is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjelvgren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjelvgren are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 281,336. In Sweden Sjelvgren is mostly found in: Östergötland County, where 37 percent are found, Halland County, where 26 percent are found and Blekinge County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selvagreen841/
Sølvgren8212/
Sölvgren826/
Silvgren822/
Silvegren7829/
Sölvegren782/
Selvegran781/
Self Green741/
Selvagaran741/
Silvo-Green701/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sjelvgren
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