Ommundsen Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ommundsen Surname Definition:

OMMUNDSEN: 'Son of Arnund,' Edward Owmond, Ewmondsone, or Omond appears in Kirkwall, 1616 (OSR., I, p. 274-275). Sergeant Ommundsen of the Queen's Edinbergh Volunteers was four times winner of the Caledonian shield in latter half of nineteenth century.

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Ommundsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5991:8,585913
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Ommundsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

OMMUNDSEN: 'Son of Arnund,' Edward Owmond, Ewmondsone, or Omond appears in Kirkwall, 1616 (OSR., I, p. 274-275). Sergeant Ommundsen of the Queen's Edinbergh Volunteers was four times winner of the Caledonian shield in latter half of nineteenth century. See under Oman.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ommundsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ommundsen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ommundsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 457,199th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. The last name Ommundsen is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Ommundsen live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 8,585. In Norway Ommundsen is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 50 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 35 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Ommundsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ommundsen are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Ommundsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 49.97% more than the national average, earning 519,013 kr per year and in United States they earn 72.76% more than the national average, earning $74,545 USD per year.

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