Simensen Surname

172,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Simensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,0221:2,543221
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Simensen Last Name Facts

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

Simensen (Russian: Сименсен) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simensen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 172,777th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,927,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Simensen live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 2,022 people, or 1 in 2,543. In Norway Simensen is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 87 percent live, Northern Norway, where 5 percent live and Western Norway, where 4 percent live. Aside from Norway this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Simensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simensen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Simensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Simensen last name are 21.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Simensen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning 324,227 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simensen in the Russian language
Сименсенsimensen-

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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 Simensen
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