Isaksen Surname

57,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Isaksen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isaksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5,0011:1,02882
Denmark2,1161:2,668213
United States9291:390,16034,284
Sweden2121:46,4473,624
Greenland2011:28059
Faroe Islands1531:32052
Iceland451:8,446860
England451:1,238,17956,985
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Finland91:610,74534,002
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Ísaksen (4) & Isaksén (1) are calculated separately.

Isaksen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Isaksen (Russian: Исаксен) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Ísaksen or Isaksén. Click here for further potential spellings of Isaksen.

How Common Is The Last Name Isaksen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,257th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 823,917 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Isaksen live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 5,001 people, or 1 in 1,028. In Norway Isaksen is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 40 percent live, Northern Norway, where 37 percent live and Western Norway, where 12 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Isaksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Isaksen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Isaksen last name expanded 11,613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Isaksen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Isaksen last name are 7.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Isaksen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning 320,299 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $48,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Isaksen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Isaksen in the Russian language
Исаксенisaksen-

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Footnotes

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