Syversen Surname

137,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Syversen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syversen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,7641:1,860151
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Sweden1761:55,9474,335
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Finland131:422,82327,659
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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

Syversen Last Name Facts

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

Syversen is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Syversén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syversen? popularity and diffusion

Syversen is the 137,075th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,227,926 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Syversen reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 2,764 people, or 1 in 1,860. In Norway Syversen is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 91 percent live, Western Norway, where 5 percent live and Central Norway, where 2 percent live. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Syversen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Syversen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Syversen surname increased 451 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Syversen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Syversen last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Syversen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning 331,670 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $49,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning $64,874 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Syversen
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