Hjelseth Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hjelseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjelseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2931:17,5502,181
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Hjelseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjelseth occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Hjelseth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelseth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 664,903rd most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. Hjelseth is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Hjelseth live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Hjelseth is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 17,550. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 42 percent reside and Central Norway, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Norway it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Hjelseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hjelseth are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Hjelseth earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.45% more than the national average, earning 413,376 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjellseth948/
Helseth931,442/
Hjelset93140/
Jelseth931/
Hjelleseth8913/
Hjellset8845/
Chelseth8827/
Tjelseth880/
Helset86295/
Hjelleset82106/
Helleseth8285/
Selseth80212/
Hilseth8036/
Ellseth8016/
Yelseth8011/
Højelse8010/
Gelseth809/
Helgeth808/
Healset801/
Elsheth801/
Jelsett800/
Schjølseth786/
Jelse7759/
Elset7714/
Hellgeth7598/
Hyllseth7550/
Hillseth7537/
Sjølseth7518/
Soelseth7510/
Jellsett755/
Helleset753/
Jelleset750/
Helget711,322/
Elseht71613/
Selset7158/
Hylleseth7147/
Schjølset7126/
Selleseth7112/
Schølseth7112/
Ellset7110/
Elsheh713/
Jelese713/
Jellse713/
Hielse712/
Jelsøe712/
Jelsie712/
Jelshi711/
Helsed711/
Chielzeth711/
Elshet711/
Jelsha711/
Gelset711/
Elseet711/
Hillsseth711/
Helsit710/
Jelsey710/
Zelseh710/
Helzet710/
Elsett710/
Else675,334/
Silseth67506/
Elshehy67214/
Gilseth67143/
Jellsey6749/
Jellese6738/
Helgest6729/
Sjølset6724/
Yeleseh6722/
Elsehet679/
Jølsett677/
Selsith673/
Hielser673/
Jelshøj673/
Chelget672/
Jelsich672/
Elsheih671/
Elsiehy671/
Elsgeeh671/
Elshhet671/
Yellset671/
Jeleshi671/
Elsheyh671/
Joeylse671/
Elseehy671/
Selsset671/
Elsheet671/
Hilgeth670/
Elsehed670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hjelseth
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