Afseth Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Afseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Norway651:79,11211,031
Canada591:624,50251,218
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397

Afseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afseth has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Afseth.

How Common Is The Last Name Afseth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,155,901st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname Afseth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Afseth are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 35 percent reside, Minnesota, where 23 percent reside and North Dakota, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 29 percent reside.

Afseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afseth last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afseth earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.56% less than the national average, earning 292,236 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.01% more than the national average, earning $52,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $49,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafseth925/
Hafseth923/
Afset918/
Avseth8336/
Hafset831/
Hofseth77614/
Hafsett7721/
Afshest771/
Havseth771/
Hawseth770/
Afsit73116/
Avset7366/
Ofset7351/
Abset732/
Hoffseth7119/
Hofset67151/
Abzeth6736/
Abseit6722/
Afseed6714/
Afshit6713/
Afshid678/
Abseyt671/
Afzist671/
Hafsit671/
Awsith671/
Absett670/

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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
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  • 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 Afseth
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