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
Average Olseth Salary in
United States
$37,022 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olseth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olseth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olseth is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olseth? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,359,010th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Olseth is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Olseth reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 92 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.
Olseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Olseth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Olseth last name rose 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Olseth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Olseth last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with 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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