Gustavsen Surname

100,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gustavsen Surname User-submission:

Gustavsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Gustav'. Gustav is a Scandinavian name meaning 'staff of the Goths', derived from Old Norse.

Gustavsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3,3641:1,529126
Denmark7221:7,818709
United States4211:860,94865,474
Sweden911:108,2067,807
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
France71:9,488,960336,266
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Gustavsén (1) are calculated separately.

Gustavsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gustavsen is a Norwegian patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Gustav'. Gustav is a Scandinavian name meaning 'staff of the Goths', derived from Old Norse.

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Gustavsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gustavsen (Russian: Густавсен) is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Gustavsén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustavsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,202nd most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,545,281 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gustavsen live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is held by 3,364 people, or 1 in 1,529. In Norway Gustavsen is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 77 percent reside, Western Norway, where 8 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Gustavsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gustavsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gustavsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gustavsen last name is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gustavsen are 21.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gustavsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning 312,368 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $53,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gustavsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gustavsen in the Russian language
Густавсенgustavsen-

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Gustavsen Reference & Research

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Gustafson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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