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Where Does The Last Name Jenssen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jenssen is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jenssen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenssen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Jenssen is the 76,993^rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,146,021 people. The last name Jenssen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Jenssen live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia. Jenssen is also the 856,040^th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 119 people.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 4,767 people, or 1 in 1,079. In Norway it is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 39 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent live and Central Norway, where 14 percent live. Other than Norway it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Jenssen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jenssen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenssen last name expanded 1,242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jenssen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jenssen surname are 5.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jenssen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning 330,433 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1344.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 280,022 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.48% less than the national average, earning R 136,692 per year; in United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $52,428 CAD per year.