Åkerlund Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Åkerlund Surname User-submission:

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr).

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Åkerlund 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
Sweden3,1371:3,139302
Finland7301:7,5301,182
Norway631:81,62411,355
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Åkerlund Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr). The Swedish å converts to aa in English, but makes a flat oh sound.

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Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Åkerlund Demographics

Average Åkerlund Salary in
Norway

297,021 kr

Per year
Rank:
41,069 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00102813
Rank: 14,119 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
85.82%
Sample size: 27 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

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

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Åkerlund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Åkerlund is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Åkerlund? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,047th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,833,345 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Åkerlund are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,137 people, or 1 in 3,139. In Sweden Åkerlund is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 10 percent live and Skåne County, where 10 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 18 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Åkerlund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Åkerlund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Åkerlund surname fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Åkerlund Last Name Statistics demography

Åkerlund earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning 297,021 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
Åkerlundh949/
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Kerlun861/
Karlund8084/
Korlund802/
Kerloun801/
Kjærlund7516/
Kärrlund758/
Kerlum712/
Kerlon711/
Carlund67170/
Kherlon671/
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