Limseth Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Limseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway341:151,24418,822
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Limseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limseth is found most frequently in Norway. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limseth is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Limseth live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 151,244. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside and Western Norway, where 3 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Limseth Last Name Statistics demography

Limseth earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning 329,088 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limset921/
Linseth8693/
Limse83232/
Linnseth807/
Limshete802/
Linset7713/
Limsih774/
Limsha773/
Limsey772/
Limshi771/
Limnse770/
Limshette758/
Lønseth71171/
Lemsieh71136/
Leimser71130/
Lenseth7157/
Lemsehe713/
Limshid711/
Limsaha711/
Laimsey710/
Linscet710/
Linsett710/
Linse672,490/
Limje67366/
Limsa67115/
Limsi6742/
Lemse677/
Limsy676/
Limge674/
Limce671/
Linscett670/
Linnseat670/

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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 Limseth
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