Svenssen Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Svenssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svenssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Norway261:197,78022,769
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Svenssen Last Name Facts

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

Svenssen (Russian: Свенссен) occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Svenssen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Svenssen is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Svenssen are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 152,560. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 43 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 35 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 14 percent reside. Not including Denmark Svenssen occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Svenssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Svenssen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Svenssen surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Svenssen Last Name Statistics demography

Svenssen earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 21.46% less than the national average, earning 271,824 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Svenssen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svenssen in the Russian language
Свенссенsvenssen-

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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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  • 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 Svenssen
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