Asmundsen Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Asmundsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asmundsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway441:116,87015,419
United States171:21,321,114641,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Asmundsen Last Name Facts

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

Asmundsen occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asmundsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Asmundsen live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway Asmundsen is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 84 percent live and Western Norway, where 16 percent live. Besides Norway it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live.

Asmundsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Asmundsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Asmundsen last name rose 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Asmundsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Asmundsen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Asmundsen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.27% less than the national average, earning $30,088 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
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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 Asmundsen
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