Garseth Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Garseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway461:111,78914,873
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Garseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garseth is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garseth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Garseth live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway Garseth is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Besides Norway this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Garseth Last Name Statistics demography

Garseth earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning 310,055 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garset9224/
Gorseth86239/
Gerseth8630/
Garsete8628/
Garsyth8610/
Garsetz868/
Garceth861/
Garsedh861/
Gharset861/
Garsett860/
Garsette8014/
Garcheth809/
Garcet77422/
Garsed77108/
Garget7769/
Gorset7768/
Gerset7750/
Garsét771/
Gaurshete7511/
Garssette751/
Garcete7124,589/
Gargett71783/
Gorsett7197/
Garchet7160/
Garcett7133/
Garzete7110/
Gerseyt718/
Ngorset712/
Gorsetz712/
Gorceth711/
Gorshet711/
Gorgeth711/
Gargete711/
Gersith711/
Garseed711/
Garsite710/
Gargets710/
Gierset710/
Garcette67591/
Garzette6718/
Gorgesth677/
Gargette675/
Gharshid674/
Gorshete674/
Ngarseed672/
Gorsitch672/
Gorgethe671/
Gorssett671/
Garchett671/
Gorseitz671/
Gorshets671/
Gorrsett670/
Gersheet670/

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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 Garseth
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