Sjöstrand Surname

123,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sjöstrand Surname User-submission:

The Sjöstrand surname comes from the Swedish word sjö, meaning 'lake', and strand, meaning 'beach'. Therefore sjöstrand means 'lake beach'.

Sjöstrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,4831:2,827272
Finland1701:32,3344,257
Norway261:197,78022,769
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sjöstrand Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sjöstrand surname comes from the Swedish word sjö, meaning 'lake', and strand, meaning 'beach'. Therefore sjöstrand means 'lake beach'.

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Sjöstrand Last Name Facts

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

Sjöstrand is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjöstrand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,275th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,967,480 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjöstrand live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Sjöstrand is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,483 people, or 1 in 2,827. In Sweden Sjöstrand is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 26 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Sweden this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Sjöstrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sjöstrand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sjöstrand surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sjöstrand Last Name Statistics demography

Sjöstrand earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 52.61% more than the national average, earning 528,164 kr per year.

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