Olesen Surname

21,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Olesen Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Danish) The son of Ole, a pet form of Olaf (ancestor’s relic).

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Olesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark19,5451:28924
United States2,7521:131,70713,867
Canada5911:62,3447,286
Sweden4041:24,3731,981
Norway2991:17,1982,122
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Greenland1621:34866
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Thailand1111:636,381107,695
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
England1061:525,64232,946
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Chile341:518,13213,148
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Faroe Islands141:3,500388
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Gibraltar101:3,395741
China81:170,915,1968,932
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
France71:9,488,960336,266
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Dominica21:37,946685
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:79,7128,404

Olesen (20) may also be a first name.

Olesen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, Danish) The son of Ole, a pet form of Olaf (ancestor’s relic).

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

User-submitted Reference

Olesen is the surname for the 'son of Ole' therefore Ole-sen.

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Olesen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olesen (Arabic: اوليسن, Russian: Олесень) occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Olesen.

How Common Is The Last Name Olesen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olesen is the 21,775th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,922 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Olesen are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 19,545 people, or 1 in 289. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 35 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 19 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Olesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olesen last name expanded 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 10,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olesen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Olesen are 12.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Olesen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning 333,753 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.93% less than the national average, earning R 126,108 per year; in United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $53,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oleseng92303/
Ollesen925/
Olessen921/
Olesenn921/
Olesien920/
Olsen91214,706/
Olesn911/
Hollesen86513/
Holeisen863/
Oletseng861/
Ohlsen834,290/
Holsen83979/
Olssen83291/
Oelsen83282/
Olesin83230/
Olshen83212/
Olexen8397/
Golsen8389/
Olseng8380/
Olesyn8364/
Olseen8358/
Elesen8349/
Ollsen8320/
Olisen8316/
Olosen838/
Olszen836/
Olsoen834/
Alesen834/
Oslsen832/
Olasen832/
Olhsen832/
Oulsen831/
Olsenn831/
O'Lsen831/
Olegen831/
Olehen831/
Oleten831/
Olscen830/
Olgeen830/
Otletseng8075/
Olsn8045/
Olesenová801/
Ohletseng801/
Olaisen77798/
Aslesen77277/
Oehlsen77177/
Aleseng77139/
Eliesen77129/
Ellesen77113/
Oleshin77108/
D'Olsen7795/
Ohlssen7754/
Houlsen7737/
Oleteng7734/
Holseng7720/
Otlegen7715/
Allesen7713/
Gohlsen778/
Gulesen778/
Olassen778/
Olesyna778/
Alexsen777/
Olexcen777/
Oelssen777/
Hoelsen776/
Olaseen775/
Golshen774/
Helesen774/
Aleshen773/
Olexsyn773/
Hollsen772/
Olitsen772/
Goolsen771/
Holsien771/
Golheen771/
Oleszyn771/
Ahlesen771/
Holeshn770/
Holsend770/
Ollisen770/
Golesin770/
Holseun770/
Holssen770/
Otlhetseng752/
Elsen737,369/
Olsén731,225/
Alsen731,034/
Olsem73418/
Olean73383/
Olsin73265/
Ulsen73223/
Olene73159/
Olcen7359/
Olein7335/
Olsyn7330/
Olgen7329/
Olzen7324/
Oleyn7322/
Olscn734/
Olosn732/
Ölsen732/
Ólsen732/
Ülsen732/
Olsèn732/
Alesn731/
Elesn731/
Otlen730/
Hellesen71330/
Oulahsen71280/
Holschen71199/
Alesienė71172/
Gullesen71142/
Elliesen7144/
Houlehen7129/
Olessina7127/
Hallesen7123/
Elhessen7122/
Oleshina7120/
Olaissen7119/
Heleseen714/
Alesseng713/
Ellessen712/
Olsenová711/
Holsehen711/
Holsenck711/
Hoolsemn711/
Alhessen711/
Houlgeen711/
Olessønn711/
Galesien711/
Elheseen711/
O'Laisen710/
Halgesen710/
Hoolehen710/
Olession710/
Gollehen710/
Holsheen710/
Hollshen710/
Allexsen710/
Helsen674,200/
Elesin672,645/
Alisen671,222/
Hülsen671,105/
Hulsen67722/
Alesin67619/
Helliesen67345/
Halsen67339/
Gulsen67316/
Ahlsen67315/
Golhen67307/
Oulhen67299/
Hollegien67279/
Olshin67277/
Ohlsén67256/
Holzen67187/
Helleisen67166/
Alsaen67165/
Olexyn67148/
Holene67121/
Olasin67116/
Elesyn67109/
Allsen67107/
Elisen67103/
Golgen67100/
Oltjen6788/
Oulene6785/
Oelzen6776/
Olegin6773/
Oletin6768/
Olexin6767/
Ölegen6763/
Hotlen6758/
Olssøn6749/
Alosen6747/
Holgen6743/
Olehem6743/
Alesyn6743/
Alasen6742/
Alexen6737/
Olssén6730/
Oliten6730/
Golzen6729/
Alzeen6724/
Ohlzen6724/
Olsing6723/
Oligen6722/
Olzien6722/
Alegen6718/
Holsem6717/
Holsin6717/
Hoelschen6716/
Golein6716/
Galsen6713/
Ollsin6713/
Alseen6713/
Ulisen6713/
Olejnk6712/
Hullessen6712/
Elsien6712/
Oleink6712/
Olisin6712/
Ellsen6712/
Olsuin6711/
Elzeen6710/
Holcen6710/
Alåsen6710/
Alheen679/
Ulshen678/
Olesinova677/
Outlen677/
Alshen677/
Holein677/
Algeen677/
Eelsen677/
Alysen675/
Olshyn675/
Golsin674/
Olasyn674/
Aleene674/
Oleine674/
Oilenh674/
Alssen673/
Alsien673/
Alezen673/
Alhsen673/
Olosin672/
Olszyn672/
Olecin672/
Alsuen672/
Aleenh672/
Ohlosn671/
Olysyn671/
Oleynk671/
Olezne671/
Olgien671/
Ohlsem671/
Ohlsenová671/
Oilsin671/
Holshn671/
Elheissen671/
Elhsen671/
Golcen671/
Alsent671/
Oulean671/
Holean671/
Hölsen671/
Holjen671/
Hellesåen671/
Olssèn671/
Otleng671/
Oulein671/
Ouleissem671/
Olgenc671/
Oleant671/
Olegem671/
Ohlsenova671/
Ulesin671/
Elosen671/
Aleesn671/
Olocen671/
Ohlsin671/
Osilsn671/
Olleyn671/
Alhessien671/
Olhenk671/
Oulaiseng671/
Oulayseng671/
Elezen671/
Holhen670/
Oslene670/
Holeyn670/
Oilene670/
Olhent670/
Golean670/
Hollhasen670/
Aleten670/
Ollene670/
Aelsen670/
Oslean670/
Ollcen670/
Alhethsen670/
Oleann670/

Olesen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olesen in the Russian language
Олесеньolesen-
Olesen in the Arabic language
اوليسنawlysn-

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Olesen Reference & Research

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