Halvorsen Surname

26,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Halvorsen Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) The son of Halvor (firm, prudence).

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Halvorsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway13,0681:39421
United States4,7751:75,9088,692
Denmark6101:9,254851
Canada5071:72,6748,260
Sweden3411:28,8762,355
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Australia2051:131,68614,301
England1391:400,84927,632
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Chile361:489,34612,617
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Finland111:499,70030,478
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malta11:430,2723,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

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

Halvorsen (12) may also be a first name.

Halvorsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) The son of Halvor (firm, prudence).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Halvor', Halvor being a common Scandinavian name. The surname changed from generation to generation, i.e. Halvor Omundson, Ingolf Halvorsen, Sven Ingolfson, etc.

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Halvorsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halvorsen occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Halvorsén. For other possible spellings of Halvorsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halvorsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,624th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 360,787 people. The surname Halvorsen is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Halvorsen live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia. Halvorsen is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 13,068 people, or 1 in 394. In Norway Halvorsen is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 66 percent reside, Western Norway, where 17 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 7 percent reside. Not including Norway Halvorsen exists in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Halvorsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halvorsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Halvorsen surname grew 1,624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halvorsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Halvorsen surname are 10.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Halvorsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning 337,352 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.56% more than the national average, earning R 402,936 per year; in United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,140 CAD per year.

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