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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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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Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Tegnér Demographics

Average Tegnér Salary in
Norway

347,114 kr

Per year
Rank:
24,089 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000801017
Rank: 17,109 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
100.3%
Sample size: 18 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Tegnér Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tegnér occurs most in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tegner or Tegnèr. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegnér? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tegnér is the 588,441st most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tegnér are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Tegnér is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 504 people, or 1 in 19,537. In Sweden Tegnér is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 37 percent reside, Skåne County, where 24 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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