Laursen Surname
Approximately 20,791 people bear this surname
Laursen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 15,673 | 1:360 | 29 |
| United States | 2,653 | 1:136,622 | 14,285 |
| Canada | 506 | 1:72,817 | 8,270 |
| Australia | 383 | 1:70,485 | 8,346 |
| Sweden | 373 | 1:26,399 | 2,144 |
| Norway | 282 | 1:18,235 | 2,284 |
| Thailand | 270 | 1:261,624 | 44,607 |
| New Zealand | 100 | 1:45,283 | 7,455 |
| Luxembourg | 99 | 1:5,864 | 863 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Greenland | 53 | 1:1,064 | 156 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Laursén (1) are calculated separately.
Laursen (47) may also be a first name.
Laursen Demographics
Average Laursen Salary in
United States
$47,024 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laursen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laursen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laursen (Arabic: لاورسن, Russian: Лаурсен) is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Laursén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laursen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,906th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 350,514 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Laursen live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia. Laursen is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 47 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 15,673 people, or 1 in 360. In Denmark Laursen is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 48 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Apart from Denmark it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Laursen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Laursen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laursen surname increased 26,530 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laursen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Laursen last name are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.54% registered with the political party.
The amount Laursen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning 313,627 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning R 263,940 per year; in United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $48,811 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laursen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laursen in the Russian language | ||
| Лаурсен | laursen | - |
| Laursen in the Arabic language | ||
| لاورسن | lawrsn | - |
| اورسن | awrsn | - |
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Laursen Reference & Research
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Laursen
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