Stokseth Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Stokseth Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'straight stick'. It is a name of a farm in Norway.

Stokseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway911:56,5098,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Stokseth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'straight stick'. It is a name of a farm in Norway.

- rmjstockseth

Stokseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stokseth is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stokseth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Stokseth occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stokseth reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 56,509. In Norway Stokseth is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 55 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 41 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Stokseth Last Name Statistics demography

Stokseth earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning 348,687 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stockseth9494/
Stokset9334/
Stakseth885/
Stokse860/
Stocksett8241/
Stakset8092/
Stockser756/
Staakset750/
Stoksa714/
Stocksher714/
Stakse710/
Stokcer671/
Stakshi671/
Stakser671/
Shtakser6311/
Stocsits639/
Stokhchi631/
Shtakshi631/
Stoggett630/
Stoicsitz5930/
Sztocsits593/
Stoicsits592/
Štoksa5723/
Staksá5711/
Stoxer574/
Stooxe570/
Stocchi533,736/
Stocche5315/
Stoxich532/
Stocchii501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stokseth
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