Rødset Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Rødset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rødset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1751:29,3844,055
Faroe Islands41:12,250984

The alternate forms: Rdset (1) are calculated separately.

Rødset Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rødset occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Rdset. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rødset? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rødset is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rødset live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 29,384. In Norway Rødset is most common in: Western Norway, where 74 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Central Norway, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Rødset Last Name Statistics demography

Rødset earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning 357,271 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rdset971/
Rødseth92445/
Rødser8311/
Rodset833/
Rödset832/
Ridset830/
Rdse806/
Rodsett779/
Rdest73408/
Readyset711/
Radseeta711/
Rødsjø67305/
Radist6757/
Rodust6747/
Rudsit6744/
Rdsita6735/
Rotset6729/
Redisetty6722/
Radest6720/
Rodsut6717/
Redisetti6713/
Rödsta678/
Radost678/
Ridste676/
Rodsed676/
Radast675/
Reid-Seto675/
Radsed674/
Rodest673/
Radisetti673/
Rodwiseat672/
Radseweit671/
Rudast671/
Rdysat671/
Ready Set671/
Wridst671/
Rodist671/
Rcseth671/
Ridsta670/
Ratset670/
Rudest670/

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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 Rødset
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