Rasnussen Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Rasnussen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rasnussen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049

Rasnussen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rasnussen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rasnussen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rasnussen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Rasnussen is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Rasnussen live; 87 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Rasnussen is mostly found in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 13 percent reside and Utah, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Rasnussen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rasnussen are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Rasnussen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.82% less than the national average, earning $33,733 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rasnusson891/
Rasnissen890/
Rannussen890/
Rassnussan841/
Rasnusin820/
Ranusienė781/
Rasnussom781/
Ranuson750/
Ranun7158/
Rashnoun7129/
Ranusing712/
Ragnuson711/
Ranutson710/
Rainun67441/
Rangun6786/
Ranung6768/
Rahnun6713/
Ranaun6710/
Ramnun678/
Raynun677/
Ranuisanh677/
Rasnon675/
Ranoun674/
Ratnun674/
Rasnum674/
Ranune671/
Ranuisang671/
Rajnun671/
Rannusing671/
Ranund670/

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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
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  • 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 Rasnussen
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