Walseth Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Walseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Norway2571:20,0092,566
Denmark201:282,23621,168
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Walseth Last Name Facts

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

Walseth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walseth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 528,890th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Walseth live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 1,237,061. In The United States Walseth is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 43 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Oregon, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 42 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Walseth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walseth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walseth surname expanded 2,442 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walseth surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Walseth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning 331,816 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning $52,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 258.5% more than the national average, earning $178,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallseth932/
Walset922/
Valseth86304/
Wolseth8632/
Walseph861/
Walse83377/
Wollseth8015/
Walshete808/
Walshe777,395/
Walsøe77149/
Valset7797/
Walsey7793/
Walsie7770/
Walese7756/
Wolset7743/
Walsha7721/
Walget7719/
Balset7715/
Waljeh779/
Wahlse779/
Walsea778/
Walshi775/
Walshj773/
Walsit771/
Walshy771/
Walsei771/
Walceh771/
Wallse770/
Valshethe751/
Walshette751/
Walesha71326/
Bolseth7196/
Wallser7154/
Wallsey7115/
Walgete719/
Walsche717/
Volseth716/
Balshet714/
Wallese713/
Walshie713/
Wallsce712/
Wallsie712/
Waleser712/
Walesse712/
Ballset711/
Walsish711/
Waalsey711/
Waalshe711/
Balgeth711/
Walsich711/
Wailsse711/
Valsech711/
Wualese711/
Waleshe711/
Woolset711/
Wailsey710/
Wealshe710/
Walshis710/
Whalsey710/
Walshed710/
Walszer710/
Valse672,735/
Balse671,278/
Wolse67239/
Walleser67226/
Walje67127/
Walge67126/
Walsa67119/
Walsi67112/
Walze6750/
Wahlscheidt6741/
Walsy6718/
Balszeit679/
Vollseth678/
Walce672/
Walscher672/
Valsette672/
Woolsith671/
Valescet671/
Walsaaha671/
Waileshi671/

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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
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  • 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 Walseth
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