Ovesen Surname
Approximately 3,638 people bear this surname
Ovesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2,285 | 1:2,470 | 188 |
| Norway | 958 | 1:5,368 | 527 |
| United States | 226 | 1:1,603,801 | 107,667 |
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Ovesen Demographics
Average Ovesen Salary in
United States
$44,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ovesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ovesen (Russian: Овесен) occurs most in Denmark. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ovesen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovesen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 125,183rd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,003,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ovesen are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 2,285 people, or 1 in 2,470. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent are found, North Denmark Region, where 23 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Denmark it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Ovesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ovesen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ovesen last name expanded 3,767 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ovesen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ovesen last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.18% registered with the party.
The amount Ovesen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning 319,634 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.43% less than the national average, earning $35,060 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ovesen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ovesen in the Russian language | ||
| Овесен | ovesen | - |
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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 Ovesen
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