Boolsen Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Boolsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boolsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark571:99,0309,368
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Boolsen Last Name Facts

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

Boolsen is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boolsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,484,726th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Boolsen live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 99,030. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 60 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 37 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Denmark it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and Argentina, where 18 percent are found.

Boolsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boolsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boolsen last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boolsen Last Name Statistics demography

Boolsen earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 106.21% more than the national average, earning R 490,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolsen92224/
Boelsen86564/
Bohlsen86521/
Bolssen8679/
Bolseng8627/
Bolesen8613/
Boilsen864/
Boulsen864/
Woolsen861/
Bolhsen861/
Boolzen861/
Boolsin861/
Bolshen860/
Bolsend860/
Boylsen860/
Bolsn831/
Boilesen80220/
Bollesen80123/
Bojlesen8059/
Boleseng8040/
Bolhesen8011/
Boelssen8011/
Boulsien807/
Bohlssen804/
Bholesen802/
Boylesen801/
Bolson771,600/
Bolgen77165/
Balsen77141/
Bolsan77133/
Bolzen77101/
Bolsin7762/
Volsen7744/
Bolsem7737/
Bolsyn7727/
Boljen7724/
Wolsen7722/
Bolsén774/
Bolsón774/
Bolcen772/
Bulsen772/
Bolşen772/
Bolsnd771/
Bottelsen7549/
Bollessen7520/
Bottlesen751/
Woolson71808/
Bolsane71385/
Wohlsen71209/
Boullhesen71147/
Boylson71121/
Bolshin7177/
Balssen7168/
Bolsson7156/
Bahlsen7151/
Balshen7145/
Bolsing7145/
Bolezin7138/
Bolshan7138/
Bolchen7134/
Wollsen7131/
Boilson7126/
Bolsone7126/
Bollgen7117/
Balsien7115/
Vollsen7115/
Bolgent7113/
Balsenq7112/
Bohlson7111/
Boulson718/
Bolsian717/
Volshen715/
Bhalsen715/
Bolshyn715/
Boelson714/
Bolshon714/
Bolezyn714/
Bohlsem713/
Bollson712/
Bolesan712/
Bulseen711/
Wolssen711/
Boulsan711/
Boulcen711/
Bolhsem711/
Bolgien711/
Buolzen711/
Balsenc711/
Bolhsan711/
Bolhssn711/
Bolesin710/
Baulsen710/
Bolzhausen710/
Buulsen710/
Ballsen710/
Woolsin710/
Balsienė671,525/
Wollesen671,479/
Baleseng67848/
Boulsane67303/
Boulhcen67170/
Bhalesen6790/
Bolshina6749/
Vollesen6742/
Bolleßen6725/
Bolshoun6719/
Bolssone6716/
Ballesen6713/
Botelson673/
Bulsienė673/
Bolshyna673/
Boultgen672/
Baleszen671/
Balsn671/
Boolchnd671/
Bolesing671/
Wolsn670/
Woollson670/

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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 Boolsen
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