Schølseth Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Schølseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schølseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411

Schølseth Last Name Facts

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

Schølseth is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Schølseth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schølseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Schølseth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schølseth reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 42 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 33 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 25 percent reside.

Schølseth Last Name Statistics demography

Schølseth earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning 361,454 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schjølseth956/
Schjølset8926/
Sjølseth8218/
Silseth75506/
Selseth75212/
Schlese75195/
Sjølset7524/
Hjelseth71451/
Schlsser71153/
Soelseth7110/
Schllser713/
Schlesse713/
Schlőser712/
Schleget711/
Schlegeh710/
Schlesser671,247/
Schlesier671,220/
Silset67157/
Schlesies6759/
Selset6758/
Selleseth6712/
Hjellseth678/
Sehlse672/
Shlshe671/
Schlze671/
Chlsea671/
Schlegesh670/
Schlesses670/
Schlesher670/
Schlescer670/

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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 Schølseth
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