That's right, dear readers--
Hansen is the most common last name in Norway, shared by
56,228 people. From the looks of the poll 54% got the right answer. Congratulations!
In case you were curious, here's the rest of the top five most common last names:
- Johansen 52,461
- Olsen 52,184
- Larsen 39425
- Andersen 38,433
The other names listed in the quiz were further down the list with Pedersen taking the #6 slot with 36,362, Bakken came at #37 with 8,022 people claiming the name and waaaaaaay down at #55 was Christiansen.
If you want to learn more about Norwegian names, make sure to visit the
English section of Statistics Norway.