Opseth Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Opseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2361:21,7892,835
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Opseth Last Name Facts

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

Opseth occurs most in Norway. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Opseth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opseth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637,196th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The last name Opseth is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Opseth live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

Opseth is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 21,789. In Norway Opseth is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 81 percent live, Western Norway, where 14 percent live and Southern Norway, where 3 percent live. Not including Norway Opseth is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Opseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Opseth last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Opseth earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.07% less than the national average, earning 290,470 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $55,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opset917/
Opsett8313/
Hovseth7770/
Opsitch7722/
Gopsett775/
Apset731/
Gopseett711/
Hovset6740/
Avseth6736/
Apseit679/
Apshet673/
Apsett673/
Hapset671/

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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 Opseth
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