Tegnér Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tegnér Surname User-submission:

Tignor is more often seen as Tigner and has a Dutch origin. The name Tignor or Tigner was likely given to those from the former municipality named Tignee in the Belgian province of Liege.

Tegnér Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5041:19,5371,636
Norway231:223,57824,793
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Tegner (796) & Tegnèr (2) are calculated separately.

Tegnér Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tignor is more often seen as Tigner and has a Dutch origin. The name Tignor or Tigner was likely given to those from the former municipality named Tignee in the Belgian province of Liege.

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Tegnér Last Name Facts

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

Tegnér is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Tegner or Tegnèr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegnér? popularity and diffusion

It is the 588,441st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tegnér live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Tegnér is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 19,537. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 37 percent are found, Skåne County, where 24 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Tegnér Last Name Statistics demography

Tegnér earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning 347,114 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegner94796/
Tegnèr942/
Teigné8316/
Tignér838/
Teigner7749/
Thegner7735/
Tegnher7729/
Tegnert779/
Tegnere771/
Tegne73115/
Tegni73110/
Tegny7357/
Tegna7351/
Teigneur711/
Teighner710/
Tigner672,410/
Tiegna671,776/
Tagner67121/
Teugne67117/
Teigne67106/
Teigny6776/
Teigna6753/
Tegnet6751/
Togner6738/
Tiegni6717/
Tiegne6714/
Thegne6712/
Tignée6711/
Teghna678/
Tiegny674/
Tegnäs674/
Teagne673/
Tegnie673/
Tgegne671/
Thegni671/
Tignir671/
Teigni671/
Tegnge671/
Teygne671/
Teugny671/
Teugni671/
Tegney670/

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