Estensen Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Estensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Estensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2301:22,3582,916
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England221:2,532,63991,802
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Estensen Last Name Facts

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

Estensen is found most frequently in Norway. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Estensen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Estensen is the 688,723rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Estensen reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Estensen is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 22,358. In Norway Estensen is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Central Norway, where 18 percent reside. Other than Norway it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Estensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Estensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Estensen surname rose 871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Estensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Estensen last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Estensen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning 317,066 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $48,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.36% more than the national average, earning $71,224 CAD 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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  • 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 Estensen
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