Poulsen Surname

13,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Poulsen Surname User-submission:

Poulsen comes from the word Poulsøn, which means 'son of Poul'.

Poulsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark28,4261:19917
United States5,4631:66,3487,744
Faroe Islands1,2941:385
Canada7571:48,6735,909
Australia7161:37,7034,924
Greenland6621:8513
Sweden5531:17,8061,496
Norway5161:9,9661,086
Thailand2061:342,90559,500
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
England1871:297,95822,741
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Chile641:275,2578,123
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Iceland361:10,558998
France251:2,656,909193,074
Finland211:261,74820,300
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Austria91:946,15970,786
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
China91:151,924,6187,954
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Wales61:515,75523,171
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Laos41:1,647,081888
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belize11:355,4743,977
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Poulsen (28) may also be a first name.

Poulsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Poulsen comes from the word Poulsøn, which means 'son of Poul'.

- reginfn

Poulsen Last Name Facts

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

Poulsen (Arabic: بولسين, Russian: Поулсен) is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poulsen is the 13,964th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 182,490 people. The surname Poulsen is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Poulsen are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

It is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 28,426 people, or 1 in 199. In Denmark Poulsen is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent live. Apart from Denmark Poulsen occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and The Faroe Islands, where 3 percent live.

Poulsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poulsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poulsen surname grew 2,969 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poulsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poulsen are 24.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Poulsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning 352,654 kr per year; in Peru they earn 325.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 82,447 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.08% more than the national average, earning R 363,768 per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulssen9351/
Pouelsen9338/
Poulseen933/
Polsen92691/
Pulsen9217/
Paulsen8648,718/
Poulson866,901/
Polsaen8680/
Pholsen8663/
Pullsen8646/
Poolsen8615/
Pohlsen8611/
Pollsen866/
Puolsen865/
Polshen863/
Poelsen861/
Poylsen861/
Peulsen861/
Poulsin861/
Puelsen861/
Polseng861/
Poulcen860/
Pulsien860/
Poulsenova822/
Poulsenová821/
Paulssen80383/
Poulsson80134/
Pauelsen8077/
Pulschen8036/
Paulseen8027/
Pouleson8023/
Poehlsen8012/
Pauëlsen8010/
Pouelson806/
Pholsaen804/
Phoolsen803/
Poullson802/
Poolseng802/
Paulhsen801/
Poulssin801/
Pholsuen801/
Poulsoun800/
Paulsien800/
Powelsen800/
Pouslsnd800/
Poulsoon800/
Polson778,954/
Polsin77202/
Polsan77136/
Pulson7781/
Palsen7776/
Polzen7775/
Polcen7751/
Pulsan7720/
Pulsin7713/
Polgen7713/
Polsyn7710/
Paulsn773/
Polezn771/
Polsem771/
Pulsán771/
Poldsn771/
Polsne770/
Pulzen770/
Pauwelsen7562/
Paulessen751/
Powellsen750/
Paulson7133,274/
Polshin71720/
Paulzen71514/
Poulsom71428/
Peulson71282/
Polshyn71277/
Pulsone71245/
Polzien71205/
Polsang71180/
Poolsin71162/
Pohlson71131/
Polezin71130/
Poolson71100/
Pholsan7168/
Poleson7167/
Paulsin7148/
Paulsén7144/
Polsing7144/
Polsong7132/
Polsson7126/
Paulsan7124/
Polsane7122/
Pulsing7122/
Pholsin7121/
Polchen7117/
Polezyn7117/
Polesne7113/
Paulsem719/
Palsaen718/
Polshan717/
Pulsang717/
Paulgen714/
Polsian714/
Polsand714/
Pullson713/
Polesin712/
Polscin712/
Pollson712/
Palshen712/
Puolson712/
Pulsant712/
Palesen712/
Paulßen712/
Poolsan712/
Poelson711/
Polscan711/
Polsion711/
Polssan711/
Paylsen711/
Phulson711/
Palsien711/
Paulessien711/
Pailsen711/
Polceng711/
Polsonc711/
Paulsyn711/
Poslsin711/
Pholson711/
Poolsem711/
Polsint711/
Pullsin711/
Pulshyn711/
Pallsen710/
Poulzon710/
Pullgen710/
Pahlsen710/
Polezon710/
Polscon710/
Polcisn710/
Palssen710/
Palsuen710/
Paalsen710/
Paelsen710/
Pulsson710/
Paulsson675,548/
Pallesen672,948/
Powelson671,430/
Polshina67689/
Polshyna67299/
Polecina67146/
Polsotin6793/
Pulsingh6782/
Pholsong6745/
Polziehn6743/
Paulsone6736/
Pülschen6731/
Poolsong6723/
Pollzien6721/
Poolsang6721/
Pholsang6717/
Pholsing6715/
Paulsohn6714/
Pauleßen6713/
Polschin6712/
Pholsant678/
Polssone677/
Pauhlson677/
Poolsing676/
Polesyna676/
Pullsing675/
Pauleson674/
Pulsotin674/
Pholsane674/
Phulsong674/
Phoolsin674/
Phulsing673/
Polesane673/
Pulshyna673/
Polscina672/
Paullson672/
Polleson672/
Polschan672/
Pohlchen672/
Paulzeen672/
Pol'shin671/
Paulsand671/
Paulsian671/
Paulsing671/
Paulsosn671/
Pulssant671/
Phulhsan671/
Palesend671/
Paulesan671/
Polsatin671/
Polsingh671/
Pollesin671/
Poolsonk671/
Pooljeen671/
Polsanhe671/
Polzn670/
Pawelsen670/
Polheson670/

Poulsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poulsen in the Russian language
Поулсенpoulsen-
Poulsen in the Arabic language
بولسينbwlsyn-
بولسنbwlsn-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poulsen
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