Sjølseth Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sjølseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjølseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080

Sjølseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sjølseth is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sjølseth.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjølseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sjølseth is the 4,649,889th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Sjølseth is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjølseth live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway Sjølseth is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 89 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 11 percent live.

Sjølseth Last Name Statistics demography

Sjølseth earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning 332,410 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjølset9324/
Schjølseth896/
Schjølset8226/
Schølseth8212/
Silseth80506/
Selseth80212/
Jølsett807/
Jelseth801/
Hjelseth75451/
Soelseth7510/
Tjelseth750/
Silset71157/
Selset7158/
Selleseth7112/
Hjellseth718/
Gilseth67143/
Hjelset67140/
Hjelleseth6713/
Gelseth679/
Sæleset675/
Selsith673/
Selsset671/
Silsith671/
Slse671/
Jelsett670/

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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 Sjølseth
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