Most common surnames in Norway

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Norway, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Hansen	62.213	5.4%
2	Johansen	57.100	4.9%
3	Olsen	56.925	4.9%
4	Larsen	43.421	3.8%
5	Andersen	42.677	3.7%
6	Nilsen	39.790	3.4%
7	Pedersen	39.608	3.4%
8	Jensen	26.645	2.3%
9	Kristiansen	26.556	2.3%
10	Karlsen	24.041	2.1%
11	Johnsen	23.097	2%
12	Pettersen	22.527	1.9%
13	Eriksen	21.384	1.9%
14	Berg	20.455	1.8%
15	Haugen	15.875	1.4%
16	Hagen	15.571	1.3%
17	Johannessen	15.162	1.3%
18	Jacobsen	13.471	1.2%
19	Andreassen	13.442	1.2%
20	Dahl	13.165	1.1%
21	Halvorsen	13.068	1.1%
22	Lund	12.771	1.1%
23	Henriksen	12.581	1.1%
24	Jørgensen	12.011	1%
25	Jakobsen	11.548	1%
26	Gundersen	11.526	1%
27	Moen	11.358	1%
28	Sørensen	11.306	1%
29	Iversen	11.243	1%
30	Svendsen	11.151	1%

31	Strand	10.858	0.9%
32	Solberg	10.738	0.9%
33	Martinsen	9.633	0.8%
34	Paulsen	9.472	0.8%
35	Knutsen	9.346	0.8%
36	Eide	9.043	0.8%
37	Bakken	8.696	0.8%
38	Kristoffersen	8.469	0.7%
39	Mathisen	8.362	0.7%
40	Lie	8.173	0.7%
41	Rasmussen	8.131	0.7%
42	Bakke	7.675	0.7%
43	Amundsen	7.665	0.7%
44	Kristensen	7.534	0.7%
45	Andresen	7.492	0.6%
46	Lunde	7.460	0.6%
47	Berge	7.454	0.6%
48	Moe	7.452	0.6%
49	Holm	7.446	0.6%
50	Fredriksen	7.419	0.6%
51	Solheim	7.258	0.6%
52	Knudsen	7.201	0.6%
53	Nielsen	7.172	0.6%
54	Christensen	7.147	0.6%
55	Lien	7.103	0.6%
56	Hauge	6.861	0.6%
57	Nygård	6.848	0.6%
58	Evensen	6.742	0.6%
59	Aas	6.530	0.6%
60	Hanssen	6.486	0.6%

61	Myhre	6.213	0.5%
62	Simonsen	6.176	0.5%
63	Haugland	6.156	0.5%
64	Thomassen	6.109	0.5%
65	Berntsen	6.099	0.5%
66	Sivertsen	6.074	0.5%
67	Sæther	6.020	0.5%
68	Danielsen	5.926	0.5%
69	Arnesen	5.851	0.5%
70	Haug	5.755	0.5%
71	Sandvik	5.556	0.5%
72	Thorsen	5.527	0.5%
73	Ellingsen	5.502	0.5%
74	Antonsen	5.469	0.5%
75	Næss	5.379	0.5%
76	Gulbrandsen	5.356	0.5%
77	Ruud	5.353	0.5%
78	Rønning	5.324	0.5%
79	Edvardsen	5.295	0.5%
80	Vik	5.227	0.5%
81	Nguyen	5.062	0.4%
82	Isaksen	5.001	0.4%
83	Birkeland	4.966	0.4%
84	Aasen	4.866	0.4%
85	Jenssen	4.767	0.4%
86	Tangen	4.764	0.4%
87	Mikkelsen	4.721	0.4%
88	Eliassen	4.700	0.4%
89	Strøm	4.632	0.4%
90	ødegård	4.609	0.4%

91	Myklebust	4.543	0.4%
92	Helland	4.485	0.4%
93	Christiansen	4.466	0.4%
94	Aune	4.421	0.4%
95	Bøe	4.393	0.4%
96	Brekke	4.367	0.4%
97	Abrahamsen	4.306	0.4%
98	Madsen	4.251	0.4%
99	Tveit	4.238	0.4%
100	Bjerke	4.083	0.4%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Norway?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Norway is Hansen, with 62.213. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Norway?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Norway. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

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