Svensen Surname

210,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Svensen Surname Definition:

(Danish) The son of Svend or Sven (young boy, or servant).

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Svensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,1791:4,362401
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Denmark1631:34,6303,586
Australia971:278,30624,956
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France101:6,642,272293,169
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

The alternate forms: Svensén (164) & Svensèn (1) are calculated separately.

Svensen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish) The son of Svend or Sven (young boy, or servant).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Swanson surname is the nationalized version of the Nordic name, Sven. Many surnames of Nordic-rooted families were provided based on lineage; such as "Sven's son". Later descendants altered the name, due to frequent mispronunciation, into family names such as Swanson, Swansin, Swansen, Svensen, and others.

- swanson188

Svensen Last Name Facts

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

Svensen (Russian: Свенсен) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Svensén or Svensèn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Svensen is the 210,038th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,706,788 people. The last name Svensen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Svensen reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 1,179 people, or 1 in 4,362. In Norway Svensen is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent live, Western Norway, where 33 percent live and Southern Norway, where 11 percent live. Beside Norway it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Svensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Svensen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Svensen surname rose 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 488 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Svensen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Svensen are 2.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Svensen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning 373,437 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.43% less than the national average, earning R 196,224 per year; in United States they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $58,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Svensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svensen in the Russian language
Свенсенsvensen-

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