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 Male Ohlsen Height
179.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ohlsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ohlsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ohlsen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ohlsén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ohlsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 108,498th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,698,729 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Ohlsen are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 15 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,824 people, or 1 in 44,137. In Germany Ohlsen is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 51 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Denmark, where 16 percent are found.
Ohlsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ohlsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ohlsen surname expanded 797 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ohlsen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ohlsen last name are 6.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.11% being registered with 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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