Nansen Surname
Approximately 718 people bear this surname
Nansen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 270 | 1:1,342,440 | 93,444 |
| Denmark | 191 | 1:29,553 | 3,065 |
| Japan | 45 | 1:2,840,984 | 32,386 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Nansen (3,972) may also be a first name.
Nansen Demographics
Nansen Political Affiliation
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Nansen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nansen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nansen (Georgian: ნანსენ, Marathi: नानसेन, Russian: Нансен) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nansen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nansen? popularity and diffusion
Nansen is the 468,258th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Nansen reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 110,925th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 3,972 people.
The surname Nansen is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 1,342,440. In The United States Nansen is primarily concentrated in: California, where 23 percent live, Washington, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 27 percent live and Japan, where 6 percent live.
Nansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nansen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nansen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Nansen last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nansen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.42% more than the national average, earning 430,587 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,570 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nansen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nansen in the Georgian language | ||
| ნანსენ | nansen | - |
| Nansen in the Marathi language | ||
| नानसेन | nanasena | - |
| Nansen in the Russian language | ||
| Нансен | nansen | - |
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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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