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

Rolseth has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,061,269th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Rolseth live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 44,330. In Norway Rolseth is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 80 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 16 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Besides Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Rolseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rolseth are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the 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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