Most common surnames in Sweden

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Sweden, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Johansson	251.937	8.5%
2	Andersson	251.277	8.5%
3	Karlsson	188.682	6.4%
4	Nilsson	170.722	5.8%
5	Eriksson	135.547	4.6%
6	Larsson	124.612	4.2%
7	Olsson	107.619	3.6%
8	Persson	107.060	3.6%
9	Svensson	102.754	3.5%
10	Gustafsson	71.579	2.4%
11	Pettersson	65.001	2.2%
12	Jonsson	57.019	1.9%
13	Jansson	49.387	1.7%
14	Hansson	44.034	1.5%
15	Bengtsson	34.708	1.2%
16	Carlsson	33.397	1.1%
17	Jönsson	30.452	1%
18	Petersson	29.841	1%
19	Lindberg	27.800	0.9%
20	Magnusson	27.230	0.9%
21	Gustavsson	26.477	0.9%
22	Olofsson	25.042	0.8%
23	Lindgren	23.511	0.8%
24	Lindström	23.235	0.8%
25	Axelsson	22.902	0.8%
26	Lundberg	21.553	0.7%
27	Lundgren	21.308	0.7%
28	Berg	20.612	0.7%
29	Jakobsson	19.942	0.7%
30	Bergström	19.754	0.7%

31	Berglund	19.750	0.7%
32	Fredriksson	18.249	0.6%
33	Sandberg	18.223	0.6%
34	Mattsson	18.209	0.6%
35	Henriksson	17.113	0.6%
36	Forsberg	16.693	0.6%
37	Lindqvist	16.197	0.5%
38	Danielsson	15.543	0.5%
39	Eklund	15.372	0.5%
40	Lundin	15.347	0.5%
41	Lind	15.296	0.5%
42	Sjöberg	15.101	0.5%
43	Gunnarsson	14.975	0.5%
44	Holm	14.672	0.5%
45	Engström	14.518	0.5%
46	Håkansson	14.491	0.5%
47	Bergman	14.488	0.5%
48	Samuelsson	14.408	0.5%
49	Fransson	14.357	0.5%
50	Johnsson	13.931	0.5%
51	Holmberg	13.658	0.5%
52	Lundqvist	13.557	0.5%
53	Arvidsson	13.288	0.5%
54	Wallin	13.037	0.4%
55	Nyberg	12.902	0.4%
56	Isaksson	12.725	0.4%
57	Nyström	12.506	0.4%
58	Söderberg	11.888	0.4%
59	Björk	11.785	0.4%
60	Eliasson	11.702	0.4%

61	Mårtensson	11.574	0.4%
62	Berggren	11.414	0.4%
63	Nordström	11.348	0.4%
64	Lundström	11.339	0.4%
65	Nordin	10.971	0.4%
66	Hermansson	10.819	0.4%
67	Holmgren	10.573	0.4%
68	Björklund	10.510	0.4%
69	Sundberg	10.312	0.3%
70	Hedlund	10.255	0.3%
71	Sandström	10.138	0.3%
72	Ström	9.991	0.3%
73	Martinsson	9.640	0.3%
74	åberg	9.576	0.3%
75	Ekström	9.547	0.3%
76	Dahlberg	9.532	0.3%
77	Abrahamsson	9.173	0.3%
78	Sjögren	9.096	0.3%
79	Blom	9.020	0.3%
80	Lindholm	8.977	0.3%
81	Blomqvist	8.960	0.3%
82	Norberg	8.937	0.3%
83	Ek	8.791	0.3%
84	Jonasson	8.766	0.3%
85	Månsson	8.733	0.3%
86	Ivarsson	8.717	0.3%
87	Andreasson	8.671	0.3%
88	Hellström	8.568	0.3%
89	öberg	8.557	0.3%
90	Falk	8.517	0.3%

91	Nyman	8.510	0.3%
92	Strömberg	8.507	0.3%
93	åkesson	8.416	0.3%
94	Ali	8.404	0.3%
95	Dahl	8.337	0.3%
96	Sundström	8.261	0.3%
97	Bergqvist	8.218	0.3%
98	Lund	8.159	0.3%
99	åström	8.022	0.3%
100	Hallberg	8.008	0.3%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Sweden?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Sweden is Johansson, with 251.937. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Sweden?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Sweden. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

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