Eklund

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Eklund is a Swedish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 57.3% of all known bearers of the surname Eklund were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:641), 22.2% of the United States (1:60,735), 13.1% of Finland (1:1,564), 1.9% of Norway (1:10,024), 1.7% of Canada (1:79,135) and 1.0% of Denmark (1:20,451).

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In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:641) in the following counties:

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,564) in the following regions: [1]

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References

  1. "Eklund Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-07-24.