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

The last name Paulsen (Bengali: পালসেন, Russian: Паульсен) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Paulsén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

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

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

Paulsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Paulsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Paulsen last name expanded 1,960 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Paulsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Paulsen surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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