Ulfson Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ulfson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulfson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ulfson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulfson (Russian: Ульфсон) is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulfson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Ulfson is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Ulfson live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 44 percent are found, Skåne County, where 24 percent are found and Jämtland County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Ulfson occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulfsson9273/
Gulfson920/
Olfson8384/
Úlfsson7730/
Olfsson778/
Hulbson770/
Olffson770/
Gulfshan712/
Olfsen6766/
Olwson671/
Ulvsand627/
Ulbåsen624/

Ulfson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulfson in the Russian language
Ульфсонulfson-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ulfson
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