Åsen Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Åsen Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Scandinavian word ås, or Old Norse áss, meaning 'hill'.

Åsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6981:7,367757
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Åsén (476) & Åsèn (1) are calculated separately.

Åsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Scandinavian word ås, or Old Norse áss, meaning 'hill'.

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Åsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Åsen occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Åsén or Åsèn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Åsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 459,064th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Åsen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 7,367. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent live, Western Norway, where 30 percent live and Southern Norway, where 16 percent live. Barring Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Åsen Last Name Statistics demography

Åsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.41% less than the national average, earning 299,682 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åsén92476/
Åsèn921/
Åseng8954/
Åsend896/
Såsen895/
Åhsen891/
Sen86599,712/
Shen751,715,245/
Seng75294,451/
Senn7523,278/
Suen7522,124/
Seun754,991/
Soen754,857/
Sehn754,504/
Sien753,132/
Saen752,189/
Sent752,156/
Seen751,544/
Hsen751,030/
Send75793/
Szen75418/
Åsan7542/
Ssen7520/
Semn758/
Jsen755/
Sjen755/
Zsen754/
Senq752/
Sgen752/
Scen751/
Sesn751/
Sheen678,904/
Senne677,098/
Sendh673,121/
Sn672,838/
Hseen671,483/
Sasen671,396/
Sieng671,386/
Soten67661/
Hsien67587/
Szenk67486/
Soehn67378/
Schen67280/
Sosen67274/
Saten67253/
Sendt67248/
Sjøen67242/
Sheun67230/
Saßen67189/
Hssen67182/
Seeng67105/
Sengh6798/
Hseng6780/
Shenn6776/
Hsuen6766/
Senqu6764/
Szoen6760/
Socen6733/
Suehn6726/
Sjien6725/
Åsing6724/
Saenn6721/
Sjøsåsen6713/
Szenn679/
Sacen677/
Soßen676/
Scien675/
Åhsén675/
Semne675/
Sgend674/
Åsand674/
Jseen674/
Siehn673/
Szien673/
Ssien673/
Sehnn673/
Sseng673/
Sgeen672/
Sient672/
Seent672/
Årzen672/
Hågen672/
Hsaen672/
Seenc672/
Szuen672/
Szeen672/
Sgeng672/
Sengk672/
Sengq672/
Hsoen671/
Jssen671/
H'Sen671/
Sceen671/
Scenn671/
Sjaen671/
Soenn671/
Semnh671/
Suenn671/
Sshen671/
Xsien671/
Sennå671/
Hseïn671/
Åsane671/
Åsäng671/
Seunh671/
Ssend671/
Szenc671/
Szend671/
Seenk671/
Scehn671/
Senng671/
Shzen671/
Shsen671/
Szeng671/
Hseun671/
Sgenk670/
Siend670/
Seenn670/
Sgent670/

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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 Åsen
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