Kjeldseth Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjeldseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjeldseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway301:171,41020,526
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kjeldseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kjeldseth is found most frequently in Norway. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjeldseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Kjeldseth is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kjeldseth live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Kjeldseth is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 171,410. In Norway Kjeldseth is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 77 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent reside. Besides Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 47 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Kjeldseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kjeldseth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kjeldseth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kjeldseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 22.48% more than the national average, earning 423,867 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjeldset9418/
Gjeldseth892/
Guldseth71239/
Goldseth719/
Galdseth711/
Gldasth631/
Goldsith595/
Chielzeth561/
Goldswith560/
Goldswothy534/
Guladsthaah5018/

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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 Kjeldseth
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