Sjölund Surname

127,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sjölund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjölund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,8821:3,417325
Finland6301:8,7251,358
Norway201:257,11427,149
Denmark71:806,38843,211
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Sjolund (461) are calculated separately.

Sjölund Last Name Facts

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

Sjölund occurs most in Sweden. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sjolund. For other possible spellings of Sjölund click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjölund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 127,640th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,051,097 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjölund are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Sjölund is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,882 people, or 1 in 3,417. In Sweden Sjölund is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 21 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 18 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Sjölund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sjölund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sjölund last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sjölund Last Name Statistics demography

Sjölund earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning 331,875 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjolund95461/
Sjölundh9320/
Sjalund865/
Sjoelund8013/
Schölund804/
Sjolundh801/
Selund776/
Solund771/
Sollund71208/
Sholund71117/
Seelund7134/
Søelund713/
Sallund711/
Soelund711/
Salun671,039/
Solun67222/
Selun67117/
Schalund676/
Saelound674/
Scholund674/
Solhound672/
Shellund670/
Sohlundt670/

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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 Sjölund
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