Nesset Surname

279,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nesset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9211:5,583555
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Nesset Last Name Facts

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

Nesset (Russian: Нэссет) is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesset? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 279,796th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,277,006 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Nesset live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Nesset is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 921 people, or 1 in 5,583. In Norway Nesset is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent are found, Western Norway, where 23 percent are found and Central Norway, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Nesset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nesset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nesset surname increased 2,206 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nesset Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nesset surname are 22.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nesset earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.33% less than the national average, earning 303,422 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning R 312,000 per year; in United States they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $47,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.49% more than the national average, earning $61,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesseth92657/
Nessett9258/
Naesset9216/
Niesset920/
Nesse912,531/
Neset91774/
Naesseth861/
Nesser831,335/
Nasset83461/
Neisse83280/
Nieset83200/
Niesse83140/
Neseth83110/
Ngesse83101/
Nessie8360/
Naeset8341/
Neusse8339/
Nessøe8335/
Nesses8331/
Nesejt8323/
Neesse8323/
Nedset8321/
Gnesse8320/
Nessea8316/
Nessit8314/
Nosset839/
Neshet839/
Nesseh839/
Neasse837/
Nessey836/
Nessyt836/
Nisset835/
Neseit832/
Nessei831/
Nesete831/
Neysse831/
Neiset830/
Neuset830/
Nese803,549/
Neisser77737/
Nassiet77579/
Nossett77145/
Naeseth7792/
Nasseth7724/
Nassett7714/
Nessitt7711/
Niessit773/
Neasser773/
Neesser772/
Neussie772/
Niessyt772/
N'Gesse771/
Nessihe771/
Neseith771/
Nasseet771/
Neschet771/
Ngnesse771/
Ngessed771/
Ngesseh771/
Nehsses771/
Nessait771/
Netshet771/
Neisete771/
Nissete771/
Noesett770/
Nessa73292,565/
Neese737,445/
Nease732,930/
Nessi732,578/
Niese732,257/
Neser731,854/
Neshe731,599/
Ngese731,108/
Neise731,053/
Nisse73890/
Neuse73765/
Nesje73589/
Nessy73237/
Niset73231/
Nesis73163/
Nezet73150/
Nysse73147/
Naset73141/
Noset73130/
Neşet73123/
Nehse7374/
Netse7370/
Nesey7368/
Neyse7352/
Nesit7342/
Nesét7340/
Necet7333/
Nesce7330/
Gnese7326/
Nesea7324/
Nesie7321/
Nyset7316/
Neseh7313/
Nesyt7312/
Nesee739/
Neses738/
Nässe738/
Nnese735/
Nesys735/
Nesei733/
Nessý732/
Nesep732/
Nesge732/
Näset732/
Neseu731/
Nesze731/
Nesetová7135/
Nesheeth712/
Neiseadt711/
Gnissett711/
Nissette711/
Ngnessey711/
Niessitt711/
Noissete711/
Ngaisset711/
Neises671,610/
Neeser671,553/
Neiser67937/
Nesher67685/
Nechet67606/
Nijsse67596/
Nyseth67547/
Nessai67487/
Gnisse67437/
Nassit67380/
Noiset67342/
Nisser67286/
Gnessi67282/
Niessi67249/
Naisse67247/
Netser67241/
Niesyt67228/
Neyses67200/
Niessa67196/
Nheshe67189/
Neysey67176/
Nissei67174/
Ngessy67129/
Ngeshe67109/
Naseth6767/
Neasey6765/
Nessaa6760/
Nisses6755/
Neissa6752/
Nessis6751/
Nieshe6747/
Nessha6746/
Nitset6737/
Ngessi6732/
Nesejtová6731/
Nehser6729/
Nossit6728/
Neassa6724/
Nasett6723/
Netsis6723/
Nyosse6723/
Neseer6718/
Nnessa6718/
Neessa6714/
Neshed6714/
Nashet6713/
Netshe6713/
Neaser6712/
Noyset6711/
Neissi6710/
Naseet6710/
Netsey6710/
Nessøy6710/
Nissyt679/
Nissey677/
Nishet677/
Nezzet677/
Nessjø677/
Neshea676/
Näseth676/
Neisis674/
Neysee674/
Gnejse674/
Netsit674/
Nuiset674/
Neeshe673/
Naysse673/
Nicest673/
Noisse673/
Nesier673/
Nassed673/
Neussi672/
Neesey672/
Nehese672/
Neasea672/
Nesche672/
Nisseh672/
Neshie672/
Noscet672/
Naseat672/
Necete672/
Nissie672/
Neshsa671/
Nehssa671/
Nesuis671/
Neisie671/
Nescit671/
Neseeh671/
Nesees671/
Neseha671/
Neshit671/
Nesihe671/
Nesitt671/
Nesitz671/
Nosett671/
Hgnese671/
Gneser671/
Gneses671/
Nehseh671/
Nytsse671/
Nissea671/
Nossed671/
Naiset671/
Nejser671/
Neissy671/
Nehsey671/
Neszes671/
Nesheh671/
Nesheu671/
Nesits671/
Nesjeø671/
Nesssa671/
Nesszi671/
Neeseu671/
Nexsey671/
Nisete671/
Nisget671/
Nioset671/
Niosse671/
Gneese671/
Nessytova671/
Nessii671/
Nessih671/
Netsee671/
Netsys671/
Nescie671/
Neussy671/
Neïssa671/
Neyssa671/
Neidse671/
Nasiet671/
Neyser670/
Neshee670/
Neshes670/
Neuseh670/
Noissette670/

Nesset Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nesset in the Russian language
Нэссетnesset-

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