Slettnes Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Slettnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slettnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway441:116,87015,419
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Slettnes Last Name Facts

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

Slettnes is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slettnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Slettnes is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Slettnes live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway it is most common in: Northern Norway, where 52 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent live and Western Norway, where 5 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Slettnes Last Name Statistics demography

Slettnes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.64% less than the national average, earning 295,398 kr per year.

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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 Slettnes
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