Robertsen Surname

249,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Robertsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Robertsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,3511:3,806348
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England21:27,859,030389,889
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

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

Robertsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Robertsen (Russian: Робертсен) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Robertsén. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Robertsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,631st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,583,362 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Robertsen live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 1,351 people, or 1 in 3,806. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 48 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent are found and Western Norway, where 10 percent are found. Other than Norway Robertsen occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Robertsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Robertsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Robertsen last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Robertsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Robertsen last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

The amount Robertsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning 325,017 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning R 239,256 per year; in United States they earn 27.25% more than the national average, earning $54,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.09% more than the national average, earning $64,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Robertsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Robertsen in the Russian language
Робертсенrobertsen-

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Footnotes

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