Svenning Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Svenning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svenning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4961:10,3681,143
Denmark1391:40,6094,229
Sweden1211:81,3786,033
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Svenning (385) may also be a first name.

Svenning Last Name Facts

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

Svenning is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Svenning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Svenning is the 432,326th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Svenning live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 441,679th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 385 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 10,368. In Norway Svenning is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 32 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 15 percent are found.

Svenning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Svenning has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Svenning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Svenning last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Svenning earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning 330,597 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schvenning892/
Svinning8833/
Svenin8644/
Schvening8215/
Swening8098/
Suening8087/
Svenina8021/
Svenäng8017/
Svennen802/
Svining800/
Sweening754/
Svinin711,155/
Schuening71116/
Schwening7179/
Swenin7115/
Svenyn7112/
Zvenin714/
Shveynina711/
Sweanngin710/
Sweetning710/
Svinina67932/
Schwiening67293/
Svanäng6756/
Swining6751/
Swenink6732/
Swaning6730/
Suining6727/
Svineng6723/
Svenyna677/
Schweining677/
Szwenin676/
Swyning675/
Zvenina675/
Sweenin674/
Xuening673/
Souenin672/
Shvenyn672/
Jvining671/
Svennem671/

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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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  • 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 Svenning
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