Olsén Surname
Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname
Olsén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,191 | 1:8,268 | 763 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Olsen (214,706), Olsèn (2), Ölsen (2) & Ólsen (2) are calculated separately.
Olsén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olsén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olsén has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear as: Olsen, Olsèn, Ölsen or Ólsen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olsén? popularity and diffusion
Olsén is the 308,137th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,949,017 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Olsén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,191 people, or 1 in 8,268. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olsén
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