Ohlsen Surname

108,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ohlsen Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Ole’s i.e. Olaf’s Son [see under Oliff in Dict.: Danish- Norw. sön, son]

Ohlsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8241:44,1375,783
United States1,1791:307,42928,245
Denmark6771:8,338763
Australia2481:108,85412,149
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Canada581:635,26952,014
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Sweden291:339,54323,803
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Olof or Olaf (ancestor’s relic).

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohlsén94256/
Oehlsen92177/
Ohlssen9254/
Gohlsen928/
Olsen91214,706/
Olesen8324,964/
Ohlson834,919/
Helsen834,200/
Holsen83979/
Halsen83339/
Ahlsen83315/
Olssen83291/
Oelsen83282/
Olshen83212/
Golsen8389/
Olseng8380/
Olseen8358/
Ohlzen8324/
Ollsen8320/
Olszen836/
Olsoen834/
Oslsen832/
Olhsen832/
Oulsen831/
Olsenn831/
Ohlsem831/
O'Lsen831/
Hölsen831/
Ohlsin831/
Olscen830/
Olsn8045/
Ohlsenová801/
Ohlsenova801/
Ohlsson777,568/
Oleseng77303/
Helssen77108/
D'Olsen7795/
Haulsen7772/
Heulsen7762/
Houlsen7737/
Hallsen7728/
Haelsen7721/
Holseng7720/
Ahlseen7715/
Hellsen7715/
Oehlson7712/
Oelssen777/
Hoelsen776/
Helåsen776/
Ollesen775/
Golshen774/
Ohlsoon774/
Helesen774/
Hollsen772/
Gohlson772/
Goolsen771/
Holsien771/
Olessen771/
Ahlesen771/
Olesenn771/
Holsend770/
Olesien770/
Holseun770/
Holssen770/
Olson73233,641/
Elsen737,369/
Olsén731,225/
Alsen731,034/
Olsem73418/
Olsan73297/
Olsin73265/
Olcen7359/
Olsyn7330/
Olgen7329/
Olzen7324/
Olscn734/
Olsne732/
Ölsen732/
Ólsen732/
Olsèn732/
Olesn731/
Ahlsn731/
Halsn730/
Hollesen71513/
Hellesen71330/
Holschen71199/
Hölschen7133/
Hallesen7123/
Heleseen714/
Hallåsen714/
Olsenová711/
Holsehen711/
Holsenck711/
Hoolsemn711/
Hölszgen711/
Ohlsohnn711/
Haselsen710/
Holsheen710/
Hollshen710/
Olsson67123,615/
Oleson675,158/
Golson673,091/
Holson67650/
Halson67630/
Olshan67418/
Ahlsén67370/
Halsne67354/
Hölzen67317/
Olshin67277/
Ollson67267/
Olesin67230/
Halsan67223/
Golsan67206/
Holzen67187/
Alsaen67165/
Allsen67107/
Helsén6792/
Oltjen6788/
Holsan6781/
Oelzen6776/
Ahlson6774/
Ohlzon6770/
Olshausen6768/
Olesyn6764/
Olssøn6749/
Elesen6749/
Holgen6743/
Olssén6730/
Golzen6729/
Olhson6724/
Oulson6723/
Olsing6723/
Olzhausen6722/
Olzien6722/
Helschien6720/
Holsem6717/
Holsin6717/
Hoelschen6716/
Helzen6715/
Galsen6713/
Olsian6713/
Ollsin6713/
Halzen6713/
Halsem6713/
Alseen6713/
Elsien6712/
Ellsen6712/
Olsuin6711/
Olsone6710/
Holcen6710/
Alåsen6710/
Oilson679/
Höhlschen679/
Uolson677/
Alshen677/
Helsin677/
Eelsen677/
Halgen675/
Halsin675/
Olszan675/
Olshyn675/
Golsin674/
Alesen674/
Ohlcén674/
Olsoon673/
Olsosn673/
Alssen673/
Olsand673/
Olesan673/
Alsien673/
Alhsen673/
Oolson672/
Olshon672/
Olszyn672/
Olecin672/
Helsan672/
Alsuen672/
Olsond671/
Olsonn671/
Oslson671/
Olesenová671/
Olgien671/
Oilsin671/
Holshn671/
Elhsen671/
Golcen671/
Alsent671/
Holjen671/
Hellesåen671/
Olsong671/
Olssèn671/
Olszon671/
Olgenc671/
Ahlsèn671/
Osilsn671/
Olsane670/
Holzausen670/
Aelsen670/
Ollsan670/
Oulsan670/
Ollcen670/

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