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

The surname Olsen (Arabic: اولسن, Russian: Олсен) is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Olsén, Ölsen, Ólsen or Olsèn. Click here for other potential spellings of Olsen.

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

The surname Olsen is the 2,593^rd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 33,942 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Olsen live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 146,104^th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 2,545 people.

It is the most commonly held surname in one country:Greenland, where 0.81 percent live. This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 81,350 people, or 1 in 4,456. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Utah, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 142 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 27 percent live and Denmark, where 19 percent live.

Olsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Olsen has changed through the years. 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 holding the Olsen surname is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland, Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Olsen are 14.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.64% registered with the 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.