Rolseth Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rolseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1161:44,3306,343
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Rolseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rolseth occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,061,269th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Rolseth reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 44,330. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 80 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 16 percent live and Western Norway, where 3 percent live. Other than Norway it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Rolseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rolseth are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Rolseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning 345,161 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $55,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rolset922/
Rolse83216/
Rolesech801/
Rolser77173/
Rolses776/
Ruolse771/
Rollse771/
Roulse771/
Roolse770/
Roolsee711/
Roleses711/
Rolesha711/
Roolsey711/
Rollser710/
Rolce674/
Rolsa674/
Rolze671/
Ralse670/
Rolge670/

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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 Rolseth
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