Bertelsen Surname

49,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bertelsen Surname User-submission:

The Bertelsen surname means 'son of Bertel'. Bertel is a Danish first name.

Bertelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark6,1291:92156
United States2,0431:177,41517,786
Norway1,1831:4,347399
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Sweden1841:53,5154,137
Germany871:925,35065,249
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
England631:884,41445,970
Australia341:793,99150,673
Chile341:518,13213,148
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Greenland211:2,685297
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France41:16,605,680368,153
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China31:455,773,85521,925
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Bertelsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bertelsen surname means 'son of Bertel'. Bertel is a Danish first name.

- mathiastvergaard

Bertelsen Last Name Facts

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

Bertelsen (Russian: Бертельсен) occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bertelsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,664th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 703,907 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Bertelsen reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 6,129 people, or 1 in 921. In Denmark Bertelsen is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent live. Excluding Denmark this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Norway, where 11 percent live.

Bertelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bertelsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,192 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 6,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bertelsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bertelsen last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bertelsen surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bertelsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning 355,596 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bertelsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bertelsen in the Russian language
Бертельсенbertelsen-

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