Sjursen Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sjursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9811:5,242504
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sjursen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sjursen has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjursen? popularity and diffusion

Sjursen is the 313,815th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. The last name Sjursen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Sjursen live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 981 people, or 1 in 5,242. In Norway Sjursen is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Norway Sjursen exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Sjursen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sjursen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sjursen last name increased 14,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sjursen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sjursen last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered with the party.

The amount Sjursen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning 359,153 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $47,001 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjuersen931/
Sursen9245/
Sjurson8636/
Shursen8633/
Suersen8624/
Siursen861/
Sjursson800/
Surgen77206/
Sorsen77121/
Sursin7777/
Surson7712/
Surjen7711/
Surzen777/
Sursan772/
Sursem771/
Surgent71696/
Shurson71254/
Sourgen71248/
Sursing7138/
Szorsen716/
Surshan716/
Sourzen714/
Sursson714/
Soorsen714/
Surshin713/
Sursane712/
Sorssen711/
Soursan711/
Sourjen711/
Suersin711/
Shurjen711/
Seurgen711/
Surgenc711/
Shurgen710/
Soursin710/
Soersen710/
Saurson710/
Sorzsen710/
Shurshin67227/
Sursingh6781/
Szurgent6753/
Zsurzsan6730/
Shursing6724/
Shurzson6722/
Shurshyn6721/
Surshina6721/
Seursing675/
Schurgen675/
Sorsn673/
Shurshan672/
Sursnova671/
Sciersen671/
Shoorsen671/
Surjn671/
Sursoing671/
Sorschen671/
Suursoon671/
Shursoon670/
Schurson670/
Soursant670/
Schursan670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sjursen
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