Alfsen Surname
Approximately 689 people bear this surname
Alfsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 434 | 1:11,849 | 1,337 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Alfsen Demographics
Average Alfsen Salary in
United States
$48,223 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alfsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alfsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alfsen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alfsen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 483,143rd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Alfsen live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 11,849. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 54 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Western Norway, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Norway it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.
Alfsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alfsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alfsen last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alfsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Alfsen surname are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.1% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Alfsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning 321,754 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $48,223 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfson | 83 | 495 | / |
| Olfsen | 83 | 66 | / |
| Alvsen | 83 | 6 | / |
| Alfsson | 77 | 117 | / |
| Ohlfsen | 77 | 10 | / |
| Alvåsen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eilefsen | 71 | 78 | / |
| Healfzen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Olfson | 67 | 84 | / |
| Alfzon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Alwson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alfsom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alphson | 62 | 23 | / |
| Elfsson | 62 | 19 | / |
| Alvsing | 62 | 11 | / |
| Olfsson | 62 | 8 | / |
| Ellfson | 62 | 2 | / |
| Halvson | 62 | 1 | / |
| Álfsson | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alhfzan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Albssan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Alwsand | 62 | 1 | / |
| Olffson | 62 | 0 | / |
| Golfshan | 57 | 72 | / |
| Eilefson | 57 | 66 | / |
| Eilevsen | 57 | 5 | / |
| Eyjlfsson | 53 | 15 | / |
| Elvsén | 50 | 20 | / |
| Olbson | 50 | 16 | / |
| Alwzan | 50 | 7 | / |
| Elwson | 50 | 6 | / |
| Alwsam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Olwson | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alfsen
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