Monsen Surname

95,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Monsen Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Danish) The son of Mon, a pet form of Magnus (great).

Monsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,9641:1,735143
United States1,5541:233,24322,437
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Sweden671:146,96710,337
England511:1,092,51152,584
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

The alternate forms: Monsén (72), Monseń (1) & Monsèn (1) are calculated separately.

Monsen (116) may also be a first name.

Monsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, Danish) The son of Mon, a pet form of Magnus (great).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Monsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monsen (Russian: Монсен) is found most in Norway. It may also appear in the variant forms: Monsén, Monseń or Monsèn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Monsen is the 95,167th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,218 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Monsen live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 868,627th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 116 people.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 2,964 people, or 1 in 1,735. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 49 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 31 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Monsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Monsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Monsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Monsen last name are 17.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.26% registered with the party.

The amount Monsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning 330,425 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning R 258,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $54,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monsén9472/
Monseń941/
Monsèn941/
Monssen92219/
Mohnsen92106/
Monhsen927/
Moonsen923/
Monseng922/
Monsien921/
Monseen921/
Monshen921/
Monnsen920/
Monsn912/
Mohnssen8670/
Moenssen8645/
Motensen865/
Monson8317,922/
Monzen832,673/
Momsen831,246/
Monsin831,246/
Mansen831,069/
Monsan831,061/
Munsen83464/
Mongen83138/
Monßen8325/
Monsón836/
Monjen834/
Moncen833/
Monschien803/
Mottensen801/
Moonsan77990/
Monsing77406/
Manssen77305/
Moonsin77297/
Monsang77293/
Monsion77277/
Monsong77236/
Monsson77179/
Monssan77150/
Mounsin77140/
Monsant77128/
Monsone77113/
Monsoon7792/
Monchen7785/
Munsaen7763/
Manseng7733/
Maansen7732/
Monssin7720/
Montjen7719/
Mohnson7716/
Mahnsen7715/
Moonson7714/
Munseng7712/
Mohnsan7712/
Monzien7711/
Monshin7710/
Mounsan7710/
Manshen777/
Mannsen775/
Moongen775/
Monsand774/
Moungen773/
Meunsen773/
Mounson772/
Mhansen772/
Monshan772/
Monsane772/
Mounzen771/
Munshen771/
Monhsin771/
Moinsin771/
Momnson771/
Monshon771/
Mansehn771/
Monhsan771/
Monhson771/
Manhsen771/
Mounjen771/
Monsian771/
Monceng771/
Monzhen771/
Moincen771/
Moncent771/
Moinson771/
Monnson770/
Munssen770/
Monsoin770/
Mansaen770/
Monshausen75158/
Monshousen751/
Monzhausen751/
Monzn731,052/
Mansn731/
Munsn730/
Mosenson71160/
Moonsing71111/
Moonsang7162/
Mosenzon7134/
Mosengen7127/
Monschin7123/
Monsingh7122/
Monschan7110/
Moonsong718/
Motenson716/
Monshand716/
Moonsoon714/
Manshenn714/
Matinsen713/
Maanssen713/
Monshina712/
Masensen712/
Mounchen711/
Monchent711/
Maunseng711/
Mansheen711/
Mounsane711/
Mounsoun711/
Moundjen711/
Monsahan711/
Monssang711/
Monssing711/
Monssone711/
Moinsang711/
Münschen711/
Moonsane711/
Moonsann711/
Meunsaen711/
Moynshan710/
Matensen710/
Moungend710/
MacInsen710/
Monzon67140,215/
Munsan676,127/
Mongin672,690/
Mangen672,061/
Munsin671,509/
Mansan671,099/
Monzón67946/
Mansin67838/
Mamsen67304/
Monjon67206/
Manzen67179/
Mungen67173/
Monzin67156/
Moncon67121/
Moncin67101/
Mansén6796/
Monsam6772/
Müngen6763/
Mansem6761/
Moncan6756/
Manßen6756/
Mosenjane6754/
Monzòn6744/
Monsom6738/
Mancen6737/
Monjan6732/
Mossinson6732/
Monzem6728/
Mossenson6722/
Monsonova6720/
Monzan6720/
Munzen6718/
Manjen6714/
Mumsen6712/
Monschang6711/
Monzhosin6710/
Moonsingh6710/
Monjengue6710/
Mongem678/
Monjin678/
Monsão675/
Mansenova674/
Massensen674/
Monjón674/
Munjen673/
Manjossen673/
Mounsoune673/
Manshn672/
Monzãn672/
Moncín672/
Mansng672/
Muncen671/
Monsching671/
Monsim671/
Machensen671/
Mansön671/
Motinssem671/
Mohsenzam671/
Monxon671/
Manseengh671/
Mannsn670/
Mattinsen670/
Mattensen670/
Munsem670/

Monsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monsen in the Russian language
Монсенmonsen-

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