Abelsen Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Abelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6771:7,596787
Greenland2611:21646
Denmark741:76,2807,479
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Abelsen Last Name Facts

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

Abelsen (Russian: Абельсен) is found most frequently in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abelsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 341,330th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,772,812 people. The last name Abelsen is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Abelsen live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Abelsen is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 7,596. In Norway Abelsen is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent are found and Western Norway, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Abelsen occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Greenland, where 24 percent are found and Denmark, where 7 percent are found.

Abelsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abelsen surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Abelsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning 319,861 kr per year and in United States they earn 61.7% more than the national average, earning $69,770 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abelsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abelsen in the Russian language
Абельсенabelsen-

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