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

The surname Paulsen (Bengali: পালসেন, Russian: Паульсен) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Paulsén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 11,539^th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 149,586 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Paulsen reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 800,975^th most common first name globally, borne by 134 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,624 people, or 1 in 23,199. In The United States Paulsen is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and Norway, where 19 percent live.

Paulsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Paulsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Paulsen surname grew 1,960 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Paulsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Paulsen are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Paulsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning 327,770 kr per year; in Peru they earn 124.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,578 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.13% more than the national average, earning R 275,964 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,344 CAD per year.