Adolfsen Surname
Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname
Adolfsen Surname User-submission:
Adolfsen is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.
Adolfsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 951 | 1:5,407 | 537 |
| Denmark | 189 | 1:29,866 | 3,091 |
| Netherlands | 129 | 1:130,908 | 20,305 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Greenland | 46 | 1:1,226 | 181 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
The alternate forms: Adolfsén (38) are calculated separately.
Adolfsen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Adolfsen is a patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.
- haffman97Adolfsen is a Norwegian surname, meaning 'son of Adolf'.
- deleted-173293Adolfsen Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfsén | 96 | 38 | / |
| Adolfssen | 94 | 34 | / |
| Adolfson | 88 | 561 | / |
| Adolfsson | 82 | 7,948 | / |
| Adolphsen | 82 | 489 | / |
| Adolpfson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Adolfsohn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Audolfsson | 78 | 11 | / |
| Adolphfson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Adolvson | 75 | 7 | / |
| Adolfzon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adolphson | 71 | 1,235 | / |
| Adolvsson | 71 | 32 | / |
| Adólfsson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adolphsson | 67 | 65 | / |
| Adoolphson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adolphzon | 59 | 2 | / |
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