Borch-Olsen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Borch-Olsen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Olsen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Borch-Olsen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Borch-Olsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Borch-Olsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Borch-Olsen occurs most in Denmark. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borch-Olsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Borch-Olsen is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Borch-Olsen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Borch-Olsen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Borch-Olsen is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 564,472. In Denmark Borch-Olsen is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Denmark this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birch-Olsen915/
Borch Olsen915/
Birch Olsen826/
Birch-Olason781/
Brechelsen763/
Birch-Wilson701/
Proch-Wilson618/

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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 Borch-Olsen
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