Åkesson Surname

58,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Åkesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Åkesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,4161:1,17093
Norway1211:42,4986,072
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Finland181:305,37222,464
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Åkesson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Åkesson occurs most in Sweden. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Åkesson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,678th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 846,602 people. The last name Åkesson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Åkesson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Åkesson is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 8,416 people, or 1 in 1,170. In Sweden Åkesson is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 40 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.

Åkesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Åkesson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Åkesson Last Name Statistics demography

Åkesson earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning 399,299 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesson921,722/
Åkeson92172/
Kessoon8621/
Keasson869/
Kession862/
Keysson861/
Kiesson861/
Keson83496/
Kågesson804/
Håkasson801/
Keessoon801/
Keyssoun801/
Kessen771,592/
Kisson77232/
Cesson77105/
Kessan7781/
Keyson7776/
Kieson7773/
Keison7747/
Kesonk7747/
Keeson7740/
Kesone7719/
Keason7714/
Kessén7714/
Kehson7710/
Åkezon777/
Kesoon776/
Keshon774/
Åkesen772/
Kheson772/
Kesoin771/
Kesion771/
Kesoen771/
Kissoon716,064/
Chesson713,779/
Koessan71527/
Ceysson71406/
Quesson71339/
Keessen71279/
Keesoon71137/
Kessien7175/
Keussen7171/
Kission7162/
Kheyson7148/
Kissoun7140/
Kheison7132/
Keashon7128/
Keissen7122/
Kajsson7121/
Kissong7120/
Kiessan7117/
Kågeson7113/
Kedsong7113/
Khasson7112/
Kaessen7111/
Ketsong7111/
Khesong718/
Kessung718/
Kassoin716/
Coesson713/
Kiesoon713/
Keyshon712/
Keishon712/
Khetson712/
Kuisson712/
Keheson711/
Keeseon711/
Keshojn711/
Keshonn711/
Kiessen711/
Khosson711/
Koisson711/
Kessank711/
Kethson711/
Keyssom711/
Kessane710/
Keeshon710/
Kesen678,761/
Kesan673,058/
Kison672,122/
Kaissoun67348/
Kyson6792/
Cheysson6773/
Kesun6742/
Cheisson6718/
Keeshond676/
Ceson676/
Kckasson673/
Kissoune672/
Keishone671/
Keysjohn671/
Kesseung671/
Kesoń671/
Keyshone671/
Kehessan671/
Koissoun671/
Koshshon671/
Qeson671/
Kayssoun671/
Kassohun671/
Ketsoong671/
Khossoyn671/
Kheadson671/
Khedsong671/
Kheesoon671/
Keatsoon671/
Cheasson670/
Chessonn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Åkesson
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