Stigson Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Stigson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Stigson 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
Sweden1781:55,3194,278
Israel131:658,28045,106
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Stigson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stigson occurs most in Sweden. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stigson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Stigson reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Stigson is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 55,319. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent reside, Skåne County, where 12 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Stigson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stigson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stigson surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Stigsson93542/
Stiegson936/
Stigsohn931/
Stigsen86227/
Stigsén862/
Stígsson8010/
Stichson801/
Stickson800/
Stekson718/
Steckson670/
Steixsann631/
Stecksén5331/
Stecksen532/
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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 Stigson
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