Ulstein Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ulstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6171:8,334878
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ulstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulstein is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ulstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ulstein are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 8,334. In Norway Ulstein is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 70 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent live and Southern Norway, where 5 percent live. Barring Norway it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Ulstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ulstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ulstein surname grew 417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulstein Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ulstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 108.82% more than the national average, earning 722,674 kr per year and in United States they earn 52.64% more than the national average, earning $65,862 USD per year.

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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 Ulstein
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