Linseth Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Linseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Norway361:142,84118,058
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Linseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linseth occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linseth? popularity and diffusion

Linseth is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. Linseth is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Linseth are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Dakota, where 55 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Arizona, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 39 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Linseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linseth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linseth surname grew 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Linseth last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Linseth earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 22.63% less than the national average, earning 267,779 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning $34,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linnseth937/
Linset9213/
Lønseth86171/
Lenseth8657/
Limseth8646/
Linscet860/
Linsett860/
Linscett800/
Linnseat800/
Linget77303/
Lønset7743/
Lincet7718/
Linjet777/
Limset771/
Linsit770/
Linchet71143/
Linscheidt7159/
Lingete714/
Lensest711/
Linsite711/
Lindcet710/
Limshete672/
Linsheid672/
Linschid671/
Linsched671/
Lincette671/

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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 Linseth
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