Bjørseth Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3651:14,0881,632
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bjørseth Last Name Facts

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

Bjørseth has its highest incidence in Norway. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 769,129th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørseth are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 14,088. In Norway Bjørseth is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent reside, Central Norway, where 20 percent reside and Western Norway, where 18 percent reside. Other than Norway it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Bjørseth Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørseth earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning 672,709 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørset9367/
Berseth80325/
Øverseth7537/
Biorseth7511/
Berset712,743/
Bjørge711,415/
Berseh7116/
Bersett6791/
Bierset6751/
Bergeth6749/
Birsett676/
Bhairsheth672/
Birshet671/
Bershet671/
Bojrget671/
Birseet670/
Bersset670/

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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 Bjørseth
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