Ohlsen Surname
Approximately 4,290 people bear this surname
Ohlsen Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Ole’s i.e. Olaf’s Son [see under Oliff in Dict.: Danish- Norw. sön, son]
Ohlsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,824 | 1:44,137 | 5,783 |
| United States | 1,179 | 1:307,429 | 28,245 |
| Denmark | 677 | 1:8,338 | 763 |
| Australia | 248 | 1:108,854 | 12,149 |
| South Africa | 133 | 1:407,351 | 35,714 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
The alternate forms: Ohlsén (256) are calculated separately.
Ohlsen (15) may also be a first name.
Ohlsen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Ole’s i.e. Olaf’s Son [see under Oliff in Dict.: Danish- Norw. sön, son]
(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Olof or Olaf (ancestor’s relic).
Ohlsen Demographics
Average Ohlsen Salary in
United States
$43,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ohlsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohlsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ohlsen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ohlsén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohlsen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,498th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,698,729 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Ohlsen reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
The surname Ohlsen is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,824 people, or 1 in 44,137. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 51 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany Ohlsen exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.
Ohlsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ohlsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ohlsen last name rose 797 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ohlsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ohlsen are 6.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.11% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ohlsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning 310,098 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning R 255,900 per year; in United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $57,483 CAD per year.
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Ohlsen Reference & Research
Olson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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