Persen Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Persen Surname User-submission:

It comes from the Nordic name Per and with the ending if you had a son (-son). It is a derived version which uses -e instead of -o, so it becomes -sen.

Persen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7481:6,875692
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Panama191:205,9085,804
Sweden151:656,45048,545
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
England81:6,964,757184,742
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France31:22,140,907385,998
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Persén (21) & Peršen (13) are calculated separately.

Persen (56) may also be a first name.

Persen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Nordic name Per and with the ending if you had a son (-son). It is a derived version which uses -e instead of -o, so it becomes -sen.

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Persen Last Name Facts

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

Persen (Russian: Персен) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Persén or Peršen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Persen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 314,885th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,113,713 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Persen live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

The last name Persen is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 6,875. In Norway Persen is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 51 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Western Norway, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Norway it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Persen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Persen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 337 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Persen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Persen are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persén9421/
Peršen9413/
Persent921,078/
Peersen92158/
Pershen9242/
Pehrsen9242/
Piersen9237/
Perssen9230/
Persien9222/
Pearsen9219/
Petrsen9210/
Perszen925/
Phersen923/
Peursen921/
Perseng921/
Peirsen920/
Persn912/
Persenne8614/
Perschen8613/
Persendt863/
Peurssen861/
Perrseng860/
Pehrssen860/
Pearsent860/
Person8325,400/
Persyn832,436/
Persin831,593/
Persan83760/
Persem83147/
Parsen8394/
Pergen8313/
Percen8310/
Pearsn838/
Perßen837/
Persán834/
Persng832/
Perzen831/
Petrsn831/
Pirsen831/
Porsen831/
Pershn830/
Piersn830/
Persienne801/
Phetrseng801/
Pearson77241,783/
Persson77119,065/
Pierson7749,626/
Pershin7716,689/
Pehrson773,438/
Peirson772,089/
Persing771,727/
Persoon771,721/
Pershyn771,708/
Persand771,369/
Persian771,062/
Pherson77765/
Peerson77524/
Persohn77497/
Pergent77258/
Parseen77217/
Perszon77164/
Pershan77141/
Persone77124/
Pertgen77117/
Pershon77111/
Pharsen7787/
Persant7782/
Percent7765/
Persang7764/
Persion7757/
Petrson7746/
Persyna7728/
Perrson7727/
Personn7724/
Persane7718/
Perhson7717/
Persong7714/
Perzent7712/
Perszem7711/
Pearsan778/
Perzeen777/
Piersin776/
Persyon776/
Pesrson773/
Peurson772/
Persond772/
Persäng772/
Parsien772/
Pearsin771/
Piercen771/
Pearcen771/
Pearsyn771/
Peersan771/
Pyrshen771/
Persann771/
Pirshen771/
Perschn771/
Perchen771/
Perssan771/
Perssin771/
Paarsen771/
Pehrzen771/
Persoin771/
Perjent771/
Piersan770/
Peircen770/
Peirsin770/
Phersan770/
Petrgen770/
Parsn731/
Presn731/
Porsn731/
Pershina7116,841/
Pershyna711,901/
Personne711,478/
Pehrsson711,230/
Porschen71957/
Perschon71582/
Phearson71103/
Persoone7173/
Phersson7150/
Perschin7133/
Pearsson7121/
Piersson7115/
Peyrezan719/
Pershyon719/
Parschen718/
Pierrson718/
Petrrson715/
Perssion715/
Peersing714/
Perszyna714/
Pearsone713/
Peasrson713/
Peahrson712/
Pearshin712/
Pearsion712/
Pershand712/
Paersson712/
Pehrshon712/
Perschan711/
Ppearson711/
Pearsonh711/
Porsehen711/
Pearsoon711/
Peherson711/
Peirsson711/
Perrsson711/
Pershinn711/
Pershohn711/
Petrsion711/
Perchenk711/
Pearssin711/
Pairsien711/
Pearsand711/
Pearscon711/
Peersoon711/
Pershang711/
Phetrsin711/
Petrchen711/
Ppierson710/
Pettrson710/
Pershong710/
Pherrson710/
Pehrsont710/
Phierson710/
Pearchen710/
Pearsosn710/
Pearshan710/
Perssing710/
Perçin676,598/
Pirson674,105/
Parsan671,697/
Perzan67760/
Perçem67637/
Porsan67567/
Parsin67423/
Percan67411/
Percin67310/
Porsin67301/
Perjan67196/
Perzon67109/
Pirsan67107/
Parzen67100/
Pärson6782/
Personová6767/
Persanova6759/
Perßon6758/
Persom6753/
Porschien6751/
Peršín6736/
Peršon6734/
Prezen6733/
Personova6728/
Presne6727/
Perzin6721/
Pergin6721/
Percem6721/
Persanová6721/
Perjon6720/
Percon6718/
Pirşen6715/
Persam6710/
Pirsin679/
Pyrsin678/
Perschina678/
Persinova678/
Pregen677/
Porsén677/
Persching676/
Pärsén676/
Peersingh675/
Phetrsang675/
Porsyn674/
Persim673/
Perjin673/
Persánová673/
Pircen672/
D'Pierson672/
Percyn672/
Parsén672/
Pirzen671/
Pyrson671/
Perżan671/
Persínová671/
Pîrsan671/
Phetrchen671/
Pirgen670/

Persen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persen in the Russian language
Персенpersen-

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