Hjelseng Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hjelseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjelseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway641:80,34811,180
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hjelseng Last Name Facts

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

Hjelseng is most common in Norway. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelseng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hjelseng is the 2,372,517th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Hjelseng live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

Hjelseng is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 80,348. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent live, Central Norway, where 38 percent live and Northern Norway, where 9 percent live. Apart from Norway it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Hjelseng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hjelseng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hjelseng last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hjelseng Last Name Statistics demography

Hjelseng earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.5% more than the national average, earning 423,953 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Højelsen887/
Hjelsing887/
Jelsen865/
Helleseng8211/
Helsing801,621/
Selseng80137/
Jelsing80129/
Hylseng8015/
Elsieng808/
Hielsen801/
Thjellesen7841/
Elsen777,369/
Hellsing75598/
Jellesen75268/
Jelschen7523/
Khelsing7510/
Jelsingh751/
Jeilesen751/
Heilsing751/
Sjølseng751/
Helsingh751/
Helesing750/
Elsing711,642/
Tjellesen71176/
Jellessen7153/
Elesen7149/
Gelsen7141/
Khelsingh7127/
Jølsen7124/
Selsen7113/
Elsien7112/
Ellsen7112/
Celsen716/
Zelsen713/
Ielsen713/
Jilsen712/
Chlsen711/
Jelsin711/
Gehlsen67368/
Gelsing67266/
Selsing67145/
Yelesen67135/
Ellesen67113/
Elschen6790/
Celsing6772/
Sühlsen6759/
Helzing6730/
Jelesin6720/
Hälsing6716/
Hilsing6715/
Yelgeng673/
Helsink673/
Ellåsen673/
Hylsing672/
Shlshen671/
Jelezin671/
Elszing671/
Gelshen671/
Zelsoen671/
Sellsen671/
Elshing670/
Jillsen670/

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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 Hjelseng
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