Joelsen Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greenland
Highest density in:
Greenland

Joelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greenland1061:53290
Norway731:70,4429,915
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Joelsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joelsen occurs more in Greenland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Joelsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Joelsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Joelsen live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Scandinavia.

Joelsen is most commonly occurring in Greenland, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 532. Barring Greenland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 31 percent reside and Denmark, where 22 percent reside.

Joelsen Last Name Statistics demography

Joelsen earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.67% less than the national average, earning 267,609 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jolsen928/
Joelson863,840/
Juelsen86141/
Joelsson801,747/
Joelsohn8013/
Jholsien804/
Joellson802/
Joelsone802/
Jeilesen801/
Jolson77385/
Julsen77149/
Jolsan777/
Jolsin777/
Jalsen775/
Jolesn771/
Juulsen71129/
Juelson7179/
Yoelson7124/
Joleson7120/
Joilson7116/
Juhlsen7116/
Jaelson716/
Gealsen712/
Joelsam712/
Jolesan711/
Jollsan711/
Julsent711/
Joélson711/
Jolsian711/
Julsaen711/
Jealson710/
Joulson710/
Coelson710/
Jollson710/
Julesen710/
Jóelsson6745/
Juelsson6727/
Joulsohn673/
Yojelson671/
Joélsson671/
Iujelgen671/
Joulhson671/
Johilson671/
Jouleson670/
Coeleson670/
Jaellson670/
Jaeleson670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joelsen
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