Melsæter Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Melsæter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melsæter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1231:41,8075,981
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Melster (197) are calculated separately.

Melsæter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melsæter occurs most in Norway. It may be found as: Melster. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melsæter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Melsæter reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 41,807. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 73 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent live and Southern Norway, where 1 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Melsæter Last Name Statistics demography

Melsæter earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning 288,194 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melster98197/
Melsæther9437/
Mølsæter8835/
Muelster880/
Mellster880/
Mølsæther824/
Muellster821/
Milster80479/
Melsted80318/
Mølster8076/
Melsteð8044/
Melzter802/
Meulstee75194/
Melstead752/
Milstere751/
Milsterd750/
Meelzter750/
Melstedt750/
Mellstedt7127/
Mellstead7125/
Meullstee711/
Milste711/
Milsted67716/
Mølsted67121/
Mølstre6790/
Milstea672/
Mylsted671/
Milstey671/

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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 Melsæter
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