Fredriksen Surname

56,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fredriksen Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) The son of Fredrik.

(peace, ruler).

Fredriksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7,4191:69350
United States7001:517,79843,295
Denmark2681:21,0622,118
Sweden1701:57,9224,459
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada521:708,56956,910
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
England461:1,211,26256,182
France251:2,656,909193,074
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales71:442,07621,198
Finland71:785,24338,644
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Fredriksén (7) are calculated separately.

Fredriksen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) The son of Fredrik.

(peace, ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fredriksen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fredriksen (Russian: Фредриксен) occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Fredriksén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fredriksen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,798th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 816,715 people. Fredriksen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Fredriksen are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Fredriksen is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 7,419 people, or 1 in 693. In Norway Fredriksen is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent live, Northern Norway, where 19 percent live and Western Norway, where 16 percent live. Excluding Norway Fredriksen occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Fredriksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fredriksen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fredriksen last name expanded 3,182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fredriksen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fredriksen surname are 3.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fredriksen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning 331,100 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $51,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $54,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fredriksen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fredriksen in the Russian language
Фредриксенfredriksen-

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