Rasmusen Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rasmusen Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Rasmus, a variant of Erasmus (amiable).

Rasmusen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4381:827,53263,418
Denmark2591:21,7942,198
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Sweden271:364,69525,646
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
France141:4,744,480251,814
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:145,56113,608

The alternate forms: Rasmusén (2) are calculated separately.

Rasmusen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Rasmus, a variant of Erasmus (amiable).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rasmusen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rasmusen (Russian: Расмусен) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Rasmusén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rasmusen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 402,505th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,357,277 people. The surname Rasmusen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Rasmusen live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Rasmusen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 827,532. In The United States Rasmusen is most prevalent in: California, where 19 percent live, Minnesota, where 16 percent live and Utah, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Rasmusen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rasmusen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rasmusen surname increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rasmusen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rasmusen last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rasmusen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.39% less than the national average, earning 234,000 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 20.47% less than the national average, earning $18,056,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.75% less than the national average, earning $40,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rasmusén962/
Rasmussen94156,889/
Rassmusen9444/
Rasmuseen9415/
Rasmuscen942/
Rasmuusen941/
Rasmudsen941/
Raismusen940/
Rasmushen940/
Rasmmusen940/
Ramusen936/
Rassmussen89638/
Rasmusssen8929/
Rasmuessen895/
Rasmmussen893/
Rasmuussen893/
Rasmaussen892/
Rasmeussen892/
Rasmusseen892/
Rrasmussen891/
Rasmussesn891/
Rasmussien891/
Rasmusdsen891/
Rasmussenk891/
Raasmussen891/
Rausmussen890/
Rasmuson88682/
Ramussen88182/
Rasmußen8869/
Rasmusan8820/
Rasmussn8810/
Rasmusem882/
Raxmusen881/
Rasmusin881/
Razmusen881/
Rosmusen880/
Rasmun86161/
Rassmuessen841/
D'Rasmussen841/
Rassmussenn840/
Rasmusson824,247/
Rasmussem82100/
Rasmussan8239/
Ratmussen8222/
Rassmuson8220/
Rasmuzzen8215/
Resmussen8213/
Rosmussen8211/
Rasmussin8210/
Ratmutsen824/
Rasmossen823/
Rasmudson823/
Rasmueson822/
Rasmutson822/
Razmussen822/
Rasmissen821/
Rammussen821/
Rasmussén821/
Raßmussen821/
Rásmussen821/
Rasmusoon820/
Rasmusion820/
Rashmosen820/
Rahmussen820/
Rasmoun8043/
Ramuten809/
Ramuson808/
Ramusan806/
Rasmussenová802/
Rasmund802/
Ramosen801/
Rausmun801/
Rasmaun801/
Rassmusson7813/
Rasmousson781/
Rassmujjen781/
Rathmussen781/
Rassmussan780/
Ramun77442/
Rasmison7511/
Ramusson759/
Ramusing757/
Raßmußen756/
Rasmoson753/
Ramushin751/
Raxmusin751/
Rasmutin751/
Razmuzen751/
Rosmuson750/
Rasmosan750/
Rasmisin750/
Rasmaund750/
Rahmun71403/
Ramoun71340/
Ramoussin71136/
Raimun7180/
Rasmon7174/
Ramung7173/
Ratmun7158/
Raymun7155/
Rajmun7137/
Ramune7118/
Ramund7114/
Ramoen7111/
Ramuin719/
Ramaun717/
Ramuisang713/
Ramuisanh713/
Rassmoson713/
Ramushina713/
Rahmusson711/
Ramusingh711/
Rasmussom711/
Ramgun711/
Rammun711/
Ramunk711/
Rammussan711/
Rasmieson711/
Rassmucén711/
Rassmusam711/
Razmun711/
Rasmissin710/
Rosmusson710/
Rosmossen710/
Resmusson710/
Rasmosson710/
Rasmisson710/
Rassmison710/
Rossmosen710/
Rosmissen710/
Rahmoun6714,449/
Raimund67508/
Ramoune67432/
Raymund67241/
Ramundt6766/
Rajhmun6750/
Raymunt6739/
Rahamun6725/
Rammung6718/
Rajmaun6717/
Ramgunn679/
Rashmon677/
Ramuzan674/
Rahmaun671/
Ramunnd671/
Raimune671/
Hramuschin671/
Ramuisangh671/
Ramujin671/
Raimoun671/
Rasmoon671/
Rosmund671/
Razmhun671/
Rachmun671/
Rassmon670/
Rousmun670/
Ressmusson670/

Rasmusen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rasmusen in the Russian language
Расмусенrasmusen-

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