Sundset Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sundset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sundset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1131:45,5076,510
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sundset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sundset is found most frequently in Norway. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sundset? popularity and diffusion

Sundset is the 1,359,010th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Sundset are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Sundset is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 45,507. In Norway Sundset is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 67 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live and Northern Norway, where 12 percent live. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Sundset Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sundset earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning 325,960 kr per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sundseth93515/
Sundsett931/
Suntsete802/
Sundze7779/
Sundsy774/
Sunzet772/
Sundsøy7173/
Sunchet7147/
Sundzeh7120/
Sundsay713/
Sundshi711/
Shundsy711/
Sunce67374/
Sunze6750/
Suhndzeu671/
Suinscie670/

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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 Sundset
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