Danielsen Surname

37,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Danielsen Surname User-submission:

This is a respelling of the Norwegian/Danish patronymic surname Danielsen, or Swedish Danielsson, meaning 'son of Daniel'.

Danielsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5,9261:86868
Denmark4,4021:1,28278
United States1,6911:214,34620,899
Faroe Islands4891:10014
Sweden2641:37,2982,998
Germany2431:331,29832,825
Argentina1531:279,36922,471
Greenland1271:44478
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Australia731:369,80430,692
South Africa721:752,46852,376
France581:1,145,219121,886
England421:1,326,62059,571
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Puerto Rico371:95,9501,567
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Wales211:147,35910,403
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Finland161:343,54424,270
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Danielsen (18) may also be a first name.

Danielsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a respelling of the Norwegian/Danish patronymic surname Danielsen, or Swedish Danielsson, meaning 'son of Daniel'.

- rdanielson

Danielsen is a Nordic surname, meaning 'son of Daniel'.

- deleted-173293

Danielsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danielsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danielsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,653rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 521,023 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Danielsen live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia. Danielsen is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 18 people.

The last name Danielsen is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 5,926 people, or 1 in 868. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 41 percent are found, Western Norway, where 23 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Norway it occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Danielsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Danielsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danielsen surname increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Danielsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Danielsen last name are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Danielsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning 334,595 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning R 275,184 per year; in United States they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $48,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,550 CAD per year.

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