Filseth Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Filseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway481:107,13114,344
United States171:21,321,114641,998

Filseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filseth occurs most in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Filseth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Filseth are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Filseth is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 107,131. In Norway Filseth is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 13 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 4 percent reside. Not including Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside.

Filseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filseth are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filseth earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.72% more than the national average, earning 442,019 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielseth931/
Filset924/
Flåseth8612/
Fløseth8610/
Vilseth869/
Felseth860/
Filsett860/
Filse83263/
Flset831/
Villseth8014/
Filser771,660/
Filsie771/
Filshe771/
Fleseh771/
Filshi771/
Filsøe771/
Filsit770/
Flse732/
Filshie71250/
Fielsøe714/
Felshet712/
Filszer711/
Felsete711/
Fillser710/
Filchet710/
Filce67159/
Felse6754/
Flese6720/
Filsa6719/
Filge6718/
Vilse6710/
Filsi676/
Filsy675/
Filje674/
Filscher672/
Filze672/
Wflse671/
Filçe671/
Foelsett671/
Fleseher671/
Filchett670/

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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 Filseth
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