Olseth Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Olseth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 85 | 1:60,497 | 8,623 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Olseth Demographics
Olseth Political Affiliation
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Olseth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olseth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olseth occurs most in Norway. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olseth? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,359,010th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Olseth reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Olseth is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway Olseth is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 92 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
Olseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Olseth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olseth last name increased 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Olseth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Olseth are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Olseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.45% less than the national average, earning 320,310 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning $37,022 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holseth | 92 | 195 | / |
| Golseth | 92 | 29 | / |
| Olset | 91 | 73 | / |
| Hoelseth | 86 | 50 | / |
| Holeseth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Alseth | 83 | 478 | / |
| Elseth | 83 | 315 | / |
| Holset | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olsiet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helseth | 77 | 1,442 | / |
| Halseth | 77 | 1,259 | / |
| Aalseth | 77 | 190 | / |
| Holgeth | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ellseth | 77 | 16 | / |
| Hoelset | 77 | 8 | / |
| Allseth | 77 | 2 | / |
| Elsheth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goulset | 77 | 0 | / |
| Holeset | 77 | 0 | / |
| Olesett | 77 | 0 | / |
| Galseth | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alset | 73 | 74 | / |
| Elset | 73 | 14 | / |
| Olsed | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hallseth | 71 | 36 | / |
| Haleseth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oslesete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elseht | 67 | 613 | / |
| Helset | 67 | 295 | / |
| Halset | 67 | 170 | / |
| Helleseth | 67 | 85 | / |
| Alseit | 67 | 71 | / |
| Alseyt | 67 | 27 | / |
| Olshed | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hatleseth | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ellset | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aleset | 67 | 9 | / |
| Alsett | 67 | 7 | / |
| Halleseth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holget | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alsete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olcest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olgist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elseet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aljeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alsset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elshet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elsett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aalset | 67 | 0 | / |
| Holsed | 67 | 0 | / |
| Olcett | 67 | 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
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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 Olseth
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