Stafseth Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Stafseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stafseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway721:71,42110,051
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Stafseth Last Name Facts

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

Stafseth is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stafseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stafseth is the 1,596,935th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Stafseth are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 71,421. In Norway Stafseth is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 69 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent live and Northern Norway, where 11 percent live. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.

Stafseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stafseth surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Stafseth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning 306,044 kr per year and in United States they earn 108.44% more than the national average, earning $89,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stafset9318/
Stavseth88204/
Stavset8035/
Stawse710/
Stawser6711/
Stövset675/
Stavshi672/
Stavschi6322/
Stavshyi6314/
Stavshiy633/
Stauffcher565/
Stavchis501/

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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 Stafseth
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