Fjeldseth Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fjeldseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fjeldseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1111:46,3276,632
Sweden191:518,25037,550
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Fjeldseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fjeldseth occurs most in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjeldseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fjeldseth is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Fjeldseth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Fjeldseth are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Fjeldseth is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 46,327. In Norway Fjeldseth is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Central Norway, where 23 percent are found and Western Norway, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Norway it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Fjeldseth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fjeldseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning 328,027 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $45,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjeldset9429/
Fieldseth8968/
Fjeldse880/
Fjeldsøe8231/
Fieldse755/
Fjeldsaa7139/
Fieldsa6336/
Fieldsè631/
Fieldsé631/
Fjelche631/

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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 Fjeldseth
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