Abelseth Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Abelseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abelseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1431:35,9605,095
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Abelseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abelseth is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abelseth? popularity and diffusion

Abelseth is the 948,111th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Abelseth are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Abelseth is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 35,960. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 55 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live and Southern Norway, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Abelseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abelseth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abelseth surname increased 11,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Abelseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abelseth last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abelseth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning 326,960 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $38,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.86% more than the national average, earning $74,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abelset9313/
Abelsett885/
Abelse86363/
Abelsha8031/
Abelsey806/
Aabelse801/
Abelses801/
Abelser801/
Aboelsheet781/
Abelseitova7414/
Aboelseud713/
Abelje711/
Abeullshi711/
Ablshi711/
Ablese711/
Ableser6743/
Abeljed6721/
Gobelse675/
Aboelze674/
Ablesse674/
Abelzer671/
Abelxhi671/
Abilseitova6363/
Ablesser631/
Abeellesa591/
Abelzi572/
Ablhsi571/
Abelcy571/
Oblsea571/
Abllsi571/
Ablesy570/
Aboelsaaid561/
Obleser53159/
Abellgi534/
Ablessa532/
Avlesie532/
Abilsoy531/
Goblshy530/
Abelzaia501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abelseth
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