Tovseth Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tovseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tovseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway201:257,11427,149
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Tovseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tovseth is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tovseth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tovseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tovseth live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 257,114. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Norway it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent are found.

Tovseth Last Name Statistics demography

Tovseth earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.4% less than the national average, earning 282,399 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tovse832/
Tovsha7729/
Topset771/
Towse671,656/
Tavse67281/
Thoopset674/
Towsette673/
Tovce671/
Tofse671/
Tovsi671/

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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 Tovseth
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