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

The last name Persen (Russian: Персен) occurs most in Norway. It can be rendered as: Persén or Peršen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 314,885^th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Persen are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,321,957^th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 56 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 748 people, or 1 in 6,875. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 51 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent are found and Western Norway, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Norway this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Persen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Persen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Persen last name grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Persen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Persen last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Persen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning 291,904 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning R 180,132 per year and in United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,159 USD per year.