Kittelsen Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kittelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kittelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7351:6,996704
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kittelsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kittelsen (Russian: Киттельсен) has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kittelsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 377,677th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. The last name Kittelsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kittelsen reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 6,996. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent live, Southern Norway, where 26 percent live and Western Norway, where 7 percent live. Not including Norway this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Chile, where 2 percent live.

Kittelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kittelsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kittelsen last name increased 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kittelsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kittelsen last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% registered with the political party.

The amount Kittelsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning 321,682 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning $53,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kittelson891,830/
Kittilsen89781/
Kittlesen8945/
Kettelsen897/
Kittelsonn841/
Ketelsen823,548/
Kitelson823/
Kittlson822/
Kitilsen820/
Kittleson782,087/
Kittilson78191/
Kettelson78107/
Kettilsen789/
Kettlesen785/
Ketlsen752/
Kjøstelsen7413/
Ketelson7145/
Kitilson717/
Ketlesen713/
Kitleson712/
Kitlchen711/
Ketelscn711/
Kettlson710/
Ketilsen710/
Kettleson67357/
Kittilsom672/
Chittleson630/
Ketilson597/
Ketleson593/
Ketilsson56110/
Chitilson560/

Kittelsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kittelsen in the Russian language
Киттельсенkittelsen-

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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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  • 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 Kittelsen
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