Söderlund Surname

58,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Söderlund Surname User-submission:

The Söderlund surname is derived from the words of Scandinavian origins: söder, meaning 'south' and lund, meaning 'woods' or 'forest'. It means 'Southern grove/trees'.

Söderlund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,9841:1,410125
Finland1,5741:3,492553
Norway461:111,78914,873
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark91:627,19136,734
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Soderlund (1,980) are calculated separately.

Söderlund Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Söderlund surname is derived from the words of Scandinavian origins: söder, meaning 'south' and lund, meaning 'woods' or 'forest'. It means 'Southern grove/trees'.

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Söderlund Last Name Facts

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

Söderlund occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Soderlund. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Söderlund? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,293rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 839,773 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Söderlund reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 6,984 people, or 1 in 1,410. In Sweden Söderlund is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Sweden it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 18 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Söderlund Last Name Statistics demography

Söderlund earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.37% less than the national average, earning 234,064 kr per year.

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