Rensen Surname

147,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2231:7,597914
Germany5141:156,62518,707
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Canada591:624,50251,218
Australia321:843,61652,533
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Rensen (2,902) may also be a first name.

Rensen Last Name Facts

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

Rensen (Marathi: रेन्सेन, Russian: Ренсен) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rensen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,476th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,427,564 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Rensen reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Rensen is also the 134,848th most frequent forename globally It is held by 2,902 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,223 people, or 1 in 7,597. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 27 percent reside, South Holland, where 23 percent reside and Overijssel, where 16 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Rensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rensen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rensen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rensen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $54,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Renssen92302/
Ruensen921/
Rehnsen921/
Rensenk921/
Renshen921/
Renseng920/
Renschen86215/
Rensehen861/
Renson833,316/
Remsen83919/
Rengen83637/
Renjen83215/
Rønsen83159/
Renzen83148/
Rensin8367/
Rinsen8315/
Rönsen8310/
Rencen839/
Rensan838/
Hrnsen831/
Rensem831/
Ruennsaen801/
Rensing772,410/
Renchen77268/
Ruensin77141/
Rendgen7738/
Renzeng7731/
Rensian7727/
Renjeng7726/
Renshon7711/
Rensaan7710/
Rønåsen7710/
Renshan778/
Rynsent778/
Renzhen776/
Rensang776/
Rensong774/
Ruensan774/
Rendjen773/
Renceng773/
Rengeng773/
Røengen773/
Rinseng772/
Rehnson772/
Rensand772/
Rengent772/
Rienson772/
Rennson771/
Hrenson771/
Rensanh771/
Rinsent771/
Rensson770/
Reunson770/
Renzhousen750/
Rnson731/
Renschin7195/
Rijnsent7174/
Renchesn7112/
Rönnåsen717/
Rencheng713/
Renchenn711/
Rehnsing711/
Renschausen711/
Renssink711/
Renchend710/
Reensone710/
Rehenson710/
Renschousen710/
Rinsan67992/
Rinson67589/
Renjan67305/
Rengin67140/
Renjin6776/
Rinsem6764/
Renzin6761/
Renzan6761/
Renzon6754/
Rencon6728/
Rencin6723/
Remsem6721/
Rinsén6719/
Rensom6714/
Rinsin6713/
Rnsngh6712/
Renxin678/
Renjem677/
Rensam674/
Rencan672/
Rimsen672/
Rengem671/
Renschhausen671/
Renchn671/
Remgen671/
Rynson670/

Rensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rensen in the Marathi language
रेन्सेनrensena-
Rensen in the Russian language
Ренсенrensen-

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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 Rensen
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