Ljosheim Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Ljosheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ljosheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Ljósheim (22) are calculated separately.

Ljosheim Last Name Facts

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

Ljosheim is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ljósheim. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljosheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ljosheim is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Ljosheim occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ljosheim live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ljosheim is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Ljosheim is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 93 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 6 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Ljosheim Last Name Statistics demography

Ljosheim earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning 305,770 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljósheim9622/
Ljushem802/
Leoshin6733/
Leoshen671/
Leoshina6371/
Leosheen631/
Ljazim579/
Leasem570/
Leahcim5317/
Leosame532/
Leeasim531/
Leossam531/
Leassem531/
Leosine530/
Leashin530/
L'Housam501/
Lesosane501/

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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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  • 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 Ljosheim
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