Gulbrandsen Surname

76,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gulbrandsen Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) The son of Gulbrand (war, sword).

Gulbrandsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5,3561:96076
United States7441:487,17641,154
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Canada521:708,56956,910
Denmark351:161,27813,908
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England71:7,959,723202,100
Finland61:916,11741,832
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gulbrandsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) The son of Gulbrand (war, sword).

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

Gulbrandsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gulbrandsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulbrandsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 76,898th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,144,401 people. The last name Gulbrandsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gulbrandsen live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 5,356 people, or 1 in 960. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent live, Western Norway, where 6 percent live and Southern Norway, where 5 percent live. Not including Norway Gulbrandsen exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Gulbrandsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gulbrandsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gulbrandsen surname expanded 2,976 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gulbrandsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gulbrandsen last name are 28.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gulbrandsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning 328,698 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 124.88% more than the national average, earning R 534,396 per year; in United States they earn 16.59% more than the national average, earning $50,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $53,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gullbrandsen9632/
Gullbrandssen921/
Gulbrandson91551/
Gullbrandson8775/
Gulbrandsson870/
Gulbranzen863/
Ulbrandson861/
Gullbrandsson83205/
Gulbrantson8242/
Golbrandson820/

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