Josephsen Surname
Approximately 1,272 people bear this surname
Josephsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 662 | 1:8,527 | 782 |
| United States | 418 | 1:867,127 | 65,849 |
| Norway | 102 | 1:50,415 | 7,222 |
| Faroe Islands | 36 | 1:1,361 | 168 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Greenland | 18 | 1:3,132 | 341 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Josephsen Demographics
Average Josephsen Salary in
United States
$45,949 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Josephsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Josephsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Josephsen is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Josephsen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 299,135th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,729,203 people. The surname Josephsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Josephsen reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 662 people, or 1 in 8,527. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 40 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 25 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Norway, where 8 percent live.
Josephsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Josephsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Josephsen surname expanded 4,644 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Josephsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Josephsen surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the party.
The amount Josephsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.33% less than the national average, earning 289,571 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,949 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joosephsen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Josepsen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Josephson | 89 | 7,002 | / |
| Josefhsen | 89 | 21 | / |
| Josephsin | 89 | 0 | / |
| Josephsson | 84 | 131 | / |
| Josephsohn | 84 | 38 | / |
| Joesephson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Josephshon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Josefsen | 82 | 2,644 | / |
| Josepson | 82 | 5 | / |
| Joosepson | 78 | 38 | / |
| Josepsson | 78 | 2 | / |
| Josephsam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Josepfsohn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Josefson | 71 | 520 | / |
| Jocepson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yosefsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Josebson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Josefsson | 67 | 8,499 | / |
| Jósepsson | 67 | 83 | / |
| Josefsohn | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eoosepson | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Josephsen
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