Andorsen Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Andorsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andorsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2251:22,8552,984
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Andorsen Last Name Facts

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

Andorsen occurs most in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Andorsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,035,555th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Andorsen is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Andorsen live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 22,855. In Norway it is most numerous in: Northern Norway, where 56 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Western Norway, where 10 percent live. Outside of Norway it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Andorsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Andorsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Andorsen last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Andorsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Andorsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.47% less than the national average, earning 275,247 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Andorsen
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