Ingebretsen Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ingebretsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ingebretsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0491:4,902461
United States3711:976,97872,504
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Ingebretsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ingebretsen is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingebretsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,663rd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Ingebretsen reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Ingebretsen is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 1,049 people, or 1 in 4,902. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 63 percent live, Southern Norway, where 23 percent live and Western Norway, where 11 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Ingebretsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ingebretsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ingebretsen surname rose 1,124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ingebretsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ingebretsen surname are 4.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ingebretsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning 321,326 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $48,155 USD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ingebretsen
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