{"id":5140,"date":"2016-08-18T16:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T15:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:20:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:20:39","slug":"common-swedish-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/common-swedish-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Typical Swedish First- & Last Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Swedish<\/a><\/p>\n

Every Swede has\u00a0at least two names. A first- and a last name. Using names is\u00a0convenient because it makes it easier for you to understand who your best friend is\u00a0talking about, or if you want to check out\u00a0some attractive person’s profile on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately though, Swedes haven’t been very innovative when it come to creating new names. Many Swedes share the same last name. And as you already suspected it usually ends with “-sson”.<\/p>\n

Further below, lists with the Top 10 most popular\u00a0first-names in Sweden.<\/p>\n

Swedish last names<\/h2>\n

More than one third of all Swedish surnames<\/strong> end with \u2013sson<\/em><\/strong>. (Source:\u00a0SCB.) Those names are so common that you will probably\u00a0find\u00a0at least one of them on every mailboxes in any Swedish apartment building.<\/p>

\"Book<\/a><\/div>\n

List of 10\u00a0Most Common Swedish Surnames<\/h3>\n

The\u00a010\u00a0most popular\u00a0surnames in Sweden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minor name variations, such as\u00a0Karlsson<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Carlsson<\/em>\u00a0are collected under the variation that is most common. For example, the amount of people with the name\u00a0Carlsson<\/em> is added to Karlsson<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nSurname<\/strong><\/td>\nAmount<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAndersson<\/td>\n241\u00a0854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJohansson<\/td>\n241\u00a0685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKarlsson<\/td>\n214\u00a0920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nNilsson<\/td>\n165\u00a0106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nEriksson<\/td>\n143\u00a0219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nLarsson<\/td>\n120\u00a0795<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nOlsson<\/td>\n109\u00a0964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nPersson<\/td>\n104\u00a0111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSvensson<\/td>\n97\u00a0761<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nGustafsson<\/td>\n94\u00a0403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What typical Swedish last\u00a0names mean<\/h3>\n

The following words appear often in Swedish names and refer mostly to nature.<\/p>\n