Sjö Surname
Approximately 654 people bear this surname
Sjö Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 553 | 1:17,806 | 1,496 |
| Finland | 92 | 1:59,747 | 6,934 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sjo (439) are calculated separately.
Sjö (10) may also be a first name.
Sjö Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sjö Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sjö (Hindi: एसजो) is found most frequently in Sweden. It may be rendered as: Sjo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sjö? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sjö is the 502,491st most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjö are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. Sjö is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name globally, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 17,806. In Sweden Sjö is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 14 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Sweden Sjö exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 14 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sjö Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sjö in the Hindi language | ||
| एसजो | esajo | - |
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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 Sjö
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