Kittilsen Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kittilsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kittilsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6581:7,815815
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kittilsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kittilsen occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kittilsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 438,773rd most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kittilsen reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Kittilsen is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 7,815. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent are found, Western Norway, where 3 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Besides Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Kittilsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kittilsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kittilsen last name grew 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kittilsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kittilsen are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Kittilsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning 327,578 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $50,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning $37,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitilsen940/
Kittelsen89946/
Kittilson89191/
Kittlesen8945/
Kettilsen899/
Kitilson827/
Kittlson822/
Ketilsen820/
Kittleson782,087/
Kittelson781,830/
Kettelsen787/
Kettlesen785/
Kittilsom782/
Kilesen7527/
Ketlsen752/
Keilsen750/
Kailsen750/
Kittelsonn741/
Ketelsen713,548/
Ketilson717/
Ketlesen713/
Kitelson713/
Kitleson712/
Kitlchen711/
Kettlson710/
Kettleson67357/
Ketilsson67110/
Kettelson67107/
Chitilson670/

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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 Kittilsen
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