Soderlund Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Soderlund Surname Definition:

(Swedish) South grove.

Soderlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5601:232,34522,355
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Australia831:325,24927,873
Sweden451:218,81715,158
England341:1,638,76668,634
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Finland121:458,05828,977
France111:6,038,429280,838
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Söderlund (8,678) are calculated separately.

Soderlund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) South grove.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Soderlund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soderlund occurs most in The United States. It can occur as: Söderlund. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soderlund? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soderlund is the 208,831st most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Soderlund are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,560 people, or 1 in 232,345. In The United States Soderlund is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 14 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Soderlund exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Soderlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Soderlund has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soderlund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Soderlund last name are 2.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Soderlund earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.15% less than the national average, earning R 154,104 per year; in United States they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $49,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Söderlund968,678/
Soederlund9513/
Soderlundh951/
Soderlun942/
Sederlund8981/
Saderlund8944/
Suderlund891/
Söderlundh8444/
Soderlum820/
Cederlund781,425/
Jäderlund78221/
Jaderlund7879/
Cedarlund676/

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