Last name Joelsen (Joelsen 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Joelsen is characteristic of Greenland, where it is a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and Denmark, where it is a rare surname. Very seldom, Joelsen is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Joelsen | Germany, Norway, Australia, Greenland, Denmark |
| walter joelsen DE (b. 1926) |
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| sofus joelsen Danish politician (b. 1945) |
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| terje joelsen Norwegian footballer (b. 1968) |
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