Poulsson Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Poulsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poulsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1091:47,1776,760
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Poulsson Last Name Facts

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

Poulsson occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulsson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poulsson is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Poulsson are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Poulsson is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 47,177. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent live, Western Norway, where 6 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Other than Norway Poulsson is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Poulsson Last Name Statistics demography

Poulsson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 74.96% more than the national average, earning 605,503 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poulson936,901/
Polsson9326/
Pulsson930/
Paulsson885,548/
Poulssen8851/
Pouleson8823/
Polssone887/
Pouelson886/
Poullson882/
Poulsoun880/
Poulsoon880/
Polson868,954/
Pulson8681/
Pollesson821/
Peulesson821/
Poulsen8039,934/
Paulson8033,274/
Pálsson801,538/
Palsson80824/
Poulsom80428/
Peulson80282/
Pulsone80245/
Pohlson80131/
Poolson80100/
Poleson8067/
Polsong8032/
Pullson803/
Pollson802/
Puolson802/
Pólsson802/
Poelson801/
Polsion801/
Polssan801/
Poulsun801/
Phulson801/
Pàlsson801/
Polsonc801/
Pholson801/
Poulzon800/
Polscon800/
Powelson751,430/
Paulssen75383/
Polsotin7593/
Pahlsson7554/
Pholsong7545/
Pouelsen7538/
Paulsone7536/
Poolsong7523/
Paulsohn7514/
Pállsson758/
Pauhlson757/
Paalsson755/
Pauleson754/
Pulsotin754/
Phulsong754/
Poulseen753/
Paullson752/
Polleson752/
Paulsosn751/
Pulssant751/
Pallsson751/
Poolsonk751/
Polheson750/
Polsen71691/
Palson71388/
Polsan71136/
Polsom7180/
Pulsan7120/
Pulsen7117/
Powellson7110/
Polsun717/
Pawelsson716/
Pulsom712/
Pólson711/
Pálson711/
Pulcon711/
Pulsán711/
Polcon711/
Pulzon710/
Pallesson710/
Paulsen6748,718/
Polsang67180/
Pulzone67137/
Pholsan6768/
Pholsen6763/
Pullsen6746/
Paulsén6744/
Paulsan6724/
Polsane6722/
Poulsum6720/
Polzone6719/
Poolsen6715/
Pohlsen6711/
Pállson6710/
Pallson678/
Phalson678/
Polsung678/
Pealson677/
Polshan677/
Pulsang677/
Pollsen676/
Paulsom675/
Puolsen675/
Pahlson675/
Pholjon675/
Palsong674/
Paleson674/
Polsian674/
Polsand674/
Paulsonová673/
Poolsom673/
Pulsant672/
Poulsenova672/
Pholsom672/
Poolsan672/
Poulsenová671/
Poelsen671/
Polscan671/
Poylsen671/
Peulsen671/
Puelsen671/
Pulsung671/
Pulchon671/
Paelson671/
Paalson670/
Poulcen670/
Pailson670/
Polezon670/
Pulsien670/
Pollsun670/
Palsone670/
Palssen670/

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Poulsson Reference & Research

Paulson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Paulson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poulsson
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