Oskarsen Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oskarsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oskarsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2381:21,6062,812
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Oskarsén (1) are calculated separately.

Oskarsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oskarsen occurs most in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms: Oskarsén. Click here for other potential spellings of Oskarsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Oskarsen? popularity and diffusion

Oskarsen is the 996,001st most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Oskarsen is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Oskarsen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 21,606. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 76 percent live, Northern Norway, where 14 percent live and Central Norway, where 4 percent live. Besides Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oskarsen Last Name Statistics demography

Oskarsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning 312,858 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oskarsén961/
Oskarson8891/
Oscarsen8826/
Oskersen880/
Oskarsson825,941/
Okarson802/
Oscarson751,253/
Oskerson7551/
Óskarson751/
Eskersen750/
Oscarsson711,904/
Óskarsson711,233/
Askargenc7153/
Akarsan6743/
Azkarhseen678/
Haukaråsen671/

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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 Oskarsen
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