Where Does The Last Name Olsen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Olsen (Arabic: اولسن, Russian: Олсен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Olsén, Ölsen, Ólsen or Olsèn. Click here for further possible spellings of Olsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Olsen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,593^rd most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 33,942 people. The last name Olsen is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Olsen are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in Scandinavia. Olsen is also the 146,104^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,545 people.

It is the most frequent last name in one country:Greenland, where 0.81 percent reside. The last name Olsen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 81,350 people, or 1 in 4,456. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Utah, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 142 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 19 percent reside.

Olsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Olsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olsen surname expanded 1,306 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 129 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Olsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (48%) in Ireland, Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Olsen last name are 14.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 432.55% more than the national average, earning €159,925 per year; in Norway they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning 317,803 kr per year; in Peru they earn 448.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 106,348 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.79% more than the national average, earning R 422,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 110.56% more than the national average, earning $47,802,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $50,372 CAD per year.