Bergset Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bergset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bergset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3131:16,4292,002
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bergset Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bergset is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergset? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bergset is the 754,238th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Bergset are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 16,429. In Norway Bergset is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 67 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Bergset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bergset has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bergset Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bergset earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning 325,809 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 309.55% more than the national average, earning R 973,236 per year and in United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bergseth93867/
Bergshedt881/
Bergåse8640/
Bergsøe8631/
Bergsei860/
Bergseid8079/
Berkseth8073/
Berksett802/
Berggist801/
Bergseph801/
Bergscheidt780/
Bercse7717/
Bergsy771/
Bergsa771/
Bergseije756/
Bergsjø7183/
Bergsoj7126/
Bergsoy714/
Berksse711/
Borkset711/
Berksey710/
Bergkåsa6738/
Borgshed677/
Werkshet674/
Berkshie671/
Bercsche671/
Berkhser670/

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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 Bergset
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