Grimsen Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Grimsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grimsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway341:151,24418,822
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Grimsen Last Name Facts

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

Grimsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grimsen? popularity and diffusion

Grimsen is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Grimsen are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 151,244. In Norway Grimsen is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Central Norway, where 29 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Grimsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Grimsen earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning 297,904 kr per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $44,453 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Grimsen
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