Tilseth Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tilseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway751:68,5649,650
United States701:5,177,985261,849

Tilseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tilseth occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tilseth.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,465,390th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Tilseth is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Tilseth reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 68,564. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 59 percent reside, Western Norway, where 36 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Not including Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 48 percent reside.

Tilseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tilseth last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tilseth earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning 389,226 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilset9243/
Telseth8626/
Tilse83431/
Tilsed77144/
Tilser7720/
Telset7718/
Tilsey779/
Tilsit772/
Tilget771/
Tuilse771/
Tiljet770/
Tilsha770/
Tlse734/
Tilszer7119/
Tilsher7112/
Tilgett715/
Tilsitt711/
Thiljeh711/
Tilshee711/
Tilscher6769/
Telse6765/
Tilge6738/
Tilsa6737/
Tilje6710/
Tilce678/
Tillesse677/
Tilsy673/
Tlshi671/

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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 Tilseth
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