Svahn Surname

119,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Svahn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svahn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,0811:3,196307
Finland5021:10,9501,693
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Norway441:116,87015,419
France341:1,953,609166,012
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Svahn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Svahn is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Svahn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,029th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,886,499 people. The last name Svahn is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Svahn live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Svahn is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,081 people, or 1 in 3,196. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Svahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Svahn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 10,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Svahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Svahn last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Svahn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning 340,977 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svahan912/
Svan892,475/
Schvahn8324/
Svahane835/
Shvahyn832/
Svane802,842/
Swahn801,149/
Svang80844/
Shvan80516/
Svain80480/
Svean80148/
Svant8047/
Svaan8037/
Svank8025/
Svanå8022/
Svanø8015/
Svann8010/
Suahn802/
Dsvan801/
Svayn801/
Svanh801/
Scvan801/
Shvahyna773/
Shvachyn773/
Shvhan73332/
Schvan73177/
Åsvang73126/
Svanøe7375/
Svamng7364/
Søvang7350/
Chvahn7324/
Shvayn7322/
Swahne7320/
Shvain7319/
Svanne7317/
Cvahan7316/
Shvant7310/
Shvand738/
Svaing735/
Shvann733/
Sbahan733/
Svatin732/
Shvane732/
Swahan732/
Shuahn731/
Svaine731/
Svanhe731/
Svangh731/
Shvang731/
Jsvand731/
Shvgan731/
Svhane731/
Suan67117,418/
Swan6768,329/
Schwahn671,494/
Žvan67290/
Chvahan67211/
Zvan6780/
Cvan6775/
Svanova6772/
Švan6764/
Sban6758/
Svam6734/
Jvan6734/
Svon6721/
Svaheim6715/
Schvant6712/
Shvandt6711/
Åsvatne6711/
Svasing6710/
Sjøvang679/
Suhahan675/
Schvank674/
Suahaan674/
Zvahyna674/
Søjvang673/
Xvan673/
Svanová672/
Swachin671/
Sjåvang671/
Shvatin671/
Swahane671/
Schuahn671/
Shuahan670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Svahn
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