Sælthun Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sælthun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sælthun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway91:571,36544,190

Sælthun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sælthun is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sælthun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sælthun is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sælthun live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 571,365. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 67 percent live and Western Norway, where 33 percent live.

Sælthun Last Name Statistics demography

Sælthun earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning 457,596 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selthun8643/
Sltun831/
Seltun77103/
Slåttun7119/
Slettun7113/
Sletaune6720/
Slton670/
Slettaune631/
Giltun6218/
Hslton621/
Sleton621/
Zlhtun621/
Geltun620/
Slettum57269/
Zheltun57256/
Slåttum5784/
Sletton5739/
Shleton5717/
Zeltoune531/
Želtuchyn502/
Zlton501/

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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
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  • 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 Sælthun
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