Svensson Surname

4,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Svensson Surname User-submission:

Originates from pre-modern times when non-nobles had no right to bear surnames, and were therefore named after their father or mother, in this case: Sven's Son.

This method of naming is only used today in Iceland.

Svensson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden102,7551:969
Denmark3,2951:1,713116
Norway1,7631:2,917260
United States1,5501:233,84422,476
Germany7631:105,51213,033
Australia4811:56,1246,861
Thailand4731:149,34123,587
England3561:156,51114,782
Canada2531:145,63514,918
Estonia2151:6,148701
Finland1911:28,7793,857
Spain1881:248,68115,952
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Switzerland971:84,6699,525
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Poland791:481,12348,113
Japan691:1,852,81626,842
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Chile441:400,37410,831
France431:1,544,714145,815
Malta421:10,245640
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Greenland211:2,685297
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Latvia171:120,59117,235
China141:97,665,8265,141
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Monaco101:3,707328
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Faroe Islands61:8,166786
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India51:153,413,076951,030
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Laos41:1,647,081888
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Svénsson (4) are calculated separately.

Svensson (39) may also be a first name.

Svensson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originates from pre-modern times when non-nobles had no right to bear surnames, and were therefore named after their father or mother, in this case: Sven's Son.

This method of naming is only used today in Iceland.

- zoneling

Svensson Last Name Facts

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

Svensson (Russian: Свенссон) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Svénsson. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svensson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Svensson is the 4,982nd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,150 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Svensson live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia. Svensson is also the 1,637,361st most frequent forename internationally, held by 39 people.

The surname Svensson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 102,755 people, or 1 in 96. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 21 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Sweden Svensson occurs in 98 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Svensson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Svensson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 6,458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,956 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Svensson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Svensson last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Svensson surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svensson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning 359,723 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.87% more than the national average, earning R 546,252 per year; in United States they earn 26.14% more than the national average, earning $54,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $51,709 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Svensson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Svensson in the Russian language
Свенссонsvensson-

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Svensson 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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