Silseth Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Silseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3841:13,3911,532
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Silseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silseth is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silseth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 610,848th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Silseth reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Silseth is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 13,391. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 63 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Silseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silseth last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Silseth earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning 384,627 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silset92157/
Selseth86212/
Gilseth86143/
Silsete861/
Silsith861/
Silseph861/
Silse832/
Sjølseth8018/
Soelseth8010/
Selset7758/
Silsce777/
Silser773/
Silsha773/
Silshe772/
Silsee772/
Silsey771/
Silshi771/
Silget770/
Gilset770/
Schølseth7512/
Selleseth7512/
Schielzeth7161/
Shilshi7124/
Sjølset7124/
Gelseth719/
Schjølseth716/
Sæleset715/
Silsies712/
Gilseit711/
Selsete711/
Silsher711/
Siljith711/
Jelseth711/
Selsset711/
Hjelseth67451/
Silge67314/
Zilse67264/
Selse6762/
Silze6743/
Silsi6730/
Chelseth6727/
Silsa6726/
Silce6723/
Silje6710/
Silsy672/
Cilse672/
Siljehed672/
Slget671/
Schilser671/
Tjelseth670/

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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 Silseth
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