Coulsen Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Coulsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coulsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Coulsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coulsen is most common in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Coulsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coulsen is the 1,085,744th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Coulsen is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Coulsen live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 9 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Coulsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coulsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coulsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Coulsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning R 183,732 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 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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  • 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 Coulsen
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