Sandseth Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sandseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway251:205,69123,411
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Sandseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandseth is found most in Norway. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Sandseth are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 205,691. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 44 percent live, Western Norway, where 44 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent live. Beside Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Sandseth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sandseth earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 29.46% less than the national average, earning 244,128 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandset9327/
Sandse865/
Chandseth821/
Sandser802/
Sandsee801/
Sandses800/
Santshethe781/
Sandship752/
Sandsi71166/
Sancet71105/
Sontsethe7110/
Sanzeh719/
Sandze715/
Sandsa713/
Santse713/
Sansce711/
Sanciet6745/
Santchi6723/
Sanceit6720/
Sanchet6718/
Saincet6717/
Sontshethe6716/
Zandshi679/
Sandzhi677/
Sancett677/
Shandze673/
Santses673/
Sanchse673/
Santshi672/
Shantse671/
Sanzeuh671/
Santshy671/
Santsez671/
Sanndsa671/
Sandsøy671/
Saintse671/
Santsha670/

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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 Sandseth
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