Skjeseth Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjeseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjeseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway691:74,52610,434
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skjeseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skjeseth is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjeseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Skjeseth are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Skjeseth is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 74,526. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 71 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Western Norway, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Skjeseth Last Name Statistics demography

Skjeseth earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning 363,742 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skjeset9314/
Skseth863/
Skuseth80111/
Skaseth8016/
Skyseth808/
Skauseth751/
Sykes-Heath744/
Skiese711/
Sukseetha711/
Saksith6718/
Suksuth672/
Sakseethao671/
Schiese5361/
Shkjezi5332/
Shkjeza532/
Senxese531/
Skieger530/
Schiesse504/

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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 Skjeseth
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