Kielsen Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greenland
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kielsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kielsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greenland1691:33465
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Kielsen (14) may also be a first name.

Kielsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kielsen is more commonly found in Greenland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kielsen? popularity and diffusion

Kielsen is the 1,028,911th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kielsen reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Dano-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally, held by 14 people.

It is most frequently held in Greenland, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 334. Without taking into account Greenland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 28 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiellsen933/
Kelsen92784/
Kilsen9215/
Kjelsen8654/
Kielson8625/
Kuelsen868/
Kilshen867/
Kilsoen861/
Kellsen861/
Koelsen861/
Kealsen860/
Keilsen860/
Kailsen860/
Kelshen860/
Killsen860/
Klsen831/
Kjellsen80347/
Kihilsen802/
Kuehlsen802/
Kielsing801/
Killesen801/
Kelschen800/
Kelson774,063/
Kilson77904/
Klesen77502/
Kilgen7763/
Külsen7749/
Kelsin7734/
Kilsan7710/
Kølsen777/
Celsen776/
Klssen773/
Kilsem773/
Kilzen773/
Kelsan772/
Kelgen771/
Kelzen771/
Kylsen771/
Keelson713,602/
Kieljan71238/
Keilson71220/
Klessen71216/
Keltgen71185/
Chilsen7182/
Chelsen7164/
Kjelson7147/
Kühlsen7128/
Kilsand7126/
Kellson7115/
Källsen7114/
Killson719/
Kilshon716/
Kelsohn716/
Küllsen715/
Kilshan714/
Kyllsen714/
Kaelson713/
Kelshin712/
Kuelson712/
Cailsen712/
Kilshin711/
Killgen711/
Kellsin711/
Kiltgen711/
Kilsoon711/
Kelsian711/
Kelsane710/
Keylson710/
Kailson710/
Koulsen710/
Kealson710/
Kelsand710/
Kiittelson710/
Keltjen710/
Kjilson710/
Kjellson67256/
Kjelsson6763/
Koilegen6758/
Chellsen6725/
Keilsohn6711/
Källåsen677/
Keelsing677/
Kellsson674/
Kilsingh674/
Kelshina673/
Cillesen672/
Klesn672/
Kilshina672/
Qlsen671/
Kjelljen671/
Kellsion671/
Kelleson670/
Kuellson670/
Killsing670/
Killeson670/

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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 Kielsen
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