Svendson Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Svendson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svendson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Norway331:155,82719,235
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Wales41:773,63329,106
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Svendson Last Name Facts

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

Svendson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svendson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Svendson is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Svendson live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 20 percent are found, Iowa, where 11 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Svendson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Svendson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Svendson last name expanded 109 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Svendson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Svendson surname are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svendson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning 375,457 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.49% more than the national average, earning $53,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $43,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svendsson9435/
Schvendson891/
Svendsen8827,048/
Svendsén8835/
Svenzon8028/
Svendsenová741/
Svencione711/
Svenzén6741/
Svänzon676/
Svenzen673/
Svencen672/
Swayntson591/

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Svendson Reference & Research

Swanson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Swanson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Svendson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis