Karlsen is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Karlsen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Karlsen

How popular is Karlsen?

Karlsen is common in Norway.

Karlsen is ranked 19394 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Karlsens plummeted by 1.642036 per cent to 599 since 2000 and slipped by 2176 spots and ranked at 37229. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.49 92.78
Hispanic or Latino 3.17 2.13
Others 2.34 1.97
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.17 2.79
Karlsen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Norway which signifies that it is originated from Norway. Around 26841 people have been found who wears Karlsen as their family name. Karlsen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
8,438 China5
6,779 Nicaragua3
5,332 Estonia3
40,064 Nigeria2
18,718 Thailand2
19,046 Ireland2
40,256 Mexico2
17,547 Colombia2
1,400 Mongolia2
120,357 Argentina1
42,479 Greece1
25,721 Egypt1
12,741 Ecuador1
31,584 Peru1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
1,542 Andorra1
174,544 Czech Republic1
5,916 Mozambique1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
66,560 Philippines1
24,176 Qatar1
16,640 Hong Kong1
24,421 Slovakia1
3,307 Malta1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
28,365 Kenya1
7,790 Zambia1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
16,483 Chile45
37,591 Belgium37
18,889 New Zealand26
14,963 Scotland26
11,685 Singapore24
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
92,589 Brazil79
72,056 Italy78
181,712 Russia52
Countries with hundreds of Karlsen:
30,565 United States967
1,740 Sweden566
22,254 Germany471
17,618 England312
24,304 South Africa237
21,244 Canada167
8,140 Austria157
55 Greenland140
21,301 Australia117
24,167 Spain114
Countries with thousands of Karlsen:
151 Denmark2,990
Countries with ten thousands of Karlsen:
13 Norway20,033
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Karlsen Namesakes

  • Alexandria Karlsen, Actress
  • Anette Karlsen, Actress
  • Alexandria Karlsen, Actress
  • Kjell Karlsen, Composer
  • Helge Karlsen, Soccer player
  • John Karlsen, Actor
  • Elizabeth Karlsen, Film producer
  • Finn Karlsen, Politician
  • Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland, Soccer player
  • Jan Fredrik Karlsen, Television Personality

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