Gabrielsen Surname

98,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Gabrielsen Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Gabriel (God is my strength).

Gabrielsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3,3821:1,520124
United States9261:391,42434,366
Denmark2641:21,3812,154
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Greenland491:1,151161
Sweden391:252,48117,476
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales81:386,81619,671
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gabrielsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Gabriel (God is my strength).

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

Gabrielsen Last Name Facts

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

Gabrielsen is most common in Norway. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabrielsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,203rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,509,121 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gabrielsen live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 3,382 people, or 1 in 1,520. In Norway Gabrielsen is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 39 percent live, Western Norway, where 22 percent live and Northern Norway, where 18 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Gabrielsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gabrielsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gabrielsen last name increased 46,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gabrielsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gabrielsen surname is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gabrielsen last name are 4.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.83% registered with the party.

The amount Gabrielsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning 351,524 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.4% more than the national average, earning R 283,740 per year and in United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,973 USD per year.

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