Lerseth Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Lerseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Norway301:171,41020,526
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lerseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerseth is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lerseth reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Lerseth is mostly concentrated in: California, where 44 percent reside, South Dakota, where 29 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States Lerseth exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Lerseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lerseth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lerseth last name expanded 2,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lerseth surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Lerseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning 399,300 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ållerseth881/
Leirset8664/
Learset861/
Larseth861/
Lorseth860/
Lerse834/
Lierse77171/
Lersey7723/
Larset7710/
Learse772/
Leurse771/
Lerget771/
Lerceh771/
Lerser770/
Lersie770/
Lhorset7148/
Lersche711/
Lersitz711/
Larsett710/
Lersher710/
Lersy67136/
L'Horset6784/
Lerge6741/
Lyrse6725/
Lersa6717/
Lersi6713/
Lerjehed676/
Lerce673/
Liersche671/
Lergiste671/
L'Hersey671/
Hlersche671/
Lorshiet670/
Lerscher670/

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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 Lerseth
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