Hilseth Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hilseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway291:177,32021,035
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hilseth Last Name Facts

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

Hilseth occurs most in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hilseth is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Hilseth are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 177,320. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 41 percent are found, Central Norway, where 28 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Hilseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hilseth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hilseth last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilseth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hilseth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning 297,169 kr per year and in United States they earn 99.96% more than the national average, earning $86,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillseth9337/
Ilseth9240/
Hillsseth881/
Helseth861,442/
Hilgeth860/
Hjelseth80451/
Hyllseth8050/
Chelseth8027/
Ulseth77615/
Elseth77315/
Helset77295/
Hilget772/
Hulset772/
Hilcet771/
Gilset770/
Ileset770/
Helleseth7585/
Hylleseth7547/
Hjellseth758/
Chielzeth751/
Hjelset71140/
Ellseth7116/
Hjelleseth7113/
Gelseth719/
Helgeth718/
Gilseit711/
Elsheth711/
Ilgethe711/
Eslseth711/
Healset711/
Jelseth711/
Hilgest710/
Ulset67243/
Hellgeth6798/
Hjellset6745/
Elset6714/
Helleset673/

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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 Hilseth
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