Sveinson Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Sveinson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sveinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5521:66,7497,716
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Norway441:116,87015,419
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sveinson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sveinson occurs most in Canada. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sveinson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 491,715th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Sveinson are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 66,749. In Canada Sveinson is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 39 percent live, Alberta, where 37 percent live and British Columbia, where 18 percent live. Besides Canada this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Sveinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sveinson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sveinson last name expanded 7,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sveinson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sveinson last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sveinson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning 286,298 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning $48,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sveinsson941,949/
Svenson933,845/
Svinson930/
D'Sveinson891/
Sveinssonn891/
Svensson88113,601/
Sveinsen8849/
Svennson8842/
Svienson8822/
Sveinsom884/
Svension881/
Svensone881/
Sweinson880/
Scvenson880/
Svensoen880/
Svenssohn827/
Svenssonn823/
Sviensson821/
Sweinnson820/
Svensen801,966/
Svensén80164/
Svanson8034/
Svenzon8028/
Svenßon8022/
Svänson807/
Svynson802/
Svensom802/
Svemson801/
Zvenson801/
Svensèn801/
Swainson751,945/
Svansson75239/
Svenssen7581/
Svennsen757/
Svénsson754/
Svenssom754/
Svemsson752/
Svänsson751/
Sweanson751/
Djvenson751/
Svenssonová743/
Swainscon712/
Sweensson710/
Swanson67119,433/
Suanson67689/
Svenzén6741/
Svänzon676/
Zvensen674/
Svenzen673/
Svinjom672/
Svencen672/
Svansen670/

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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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  • 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 Sveinson
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