Melseth Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Melseth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 97 | 1:53,013 | 7,617 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Melseth Demographics
Melseth Political Affiliation
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Melseth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melseth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melseth is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melseth? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melseth is the 1,348,199th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Melseth occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Melseth reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 53,013. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 67 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent live and Northern Norway, where 7 percent live. Outside of Norway it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Melseth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melseth surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Melseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 18.03% less than the national average, earning 283,684 kr per year and in United States they earn 27.08% less than the national average, earning $31,463 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melset | 92 | 11 | / |
| Maelseyt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melget | 77 | 26 | / |
| Melzet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meljet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melchet | 71 | 16 | / |
| Milsett | 71 | 11 | / |
| Melcete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melchett | 67 | 6 | / |
| Milshete | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maelsait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millsett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melchest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Melsitova | 63 | 358 | / |
| Melsytova | 63 | 27 | / |
| Melced | 62 | 81 | / |
| Milcet | 62 | 1 | / |
| Melshitova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Milsoit | 57 | 24 | / |
| Milsits | 57 | 8 | / |
| Melchid | 57 | 1 | / |
| Millsit | 57 | 1 | / |
| Milgett | 57 | 0 | / |
| Milcette | 53 | 17 | / |
| Mmelsaid | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mildgett | 53 | 1 | / |
| Millesits | 50 | 11 | / |
| Milsitova | 50 | 2 | / |
| Millchets | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Melseth
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