Adolfsen Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Adolfsen Surname User-submission:

Adolfsen is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.

Adolfsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9511:5,407537
Denmark1891:29,8663,091
Netherlands1291:130,90820,305
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Greenland461:1,226181
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Finland261:211,41217,592
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977

The alternate forms: Adolfsén (38) are calculated separately.

Adolfsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Adolfsen is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.

- haffman97

Adolfsen is a Norwegian surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.

- deleted-173293

Adolfsen Last Name Facts

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

Adolfsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Adolfsén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolfsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 263,294th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,897,544 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Adolfsen are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Adolfsen is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 951 people, or 1 in 5,407. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 46 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 34 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Adolfsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Adolfsen last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adolfsen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning 316,365 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $41,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolfsén9638/
Adolfssen9434/
Adolfson88561/
Adolfsson827,948/
Adolphsen82489/
Adolpfson821/
Adolfsohn820/
Audolfsson7811/
Adolphfson781/
Adolvson757/
Adolfzon751/
Adolphson711,235/
Adolvsson7132/
Adólfsson712/
Adolphsson6765/
Adoolphson672/
Adolphzon592/

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