Woldseth Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Woldseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2411:21,3372,771
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Woldseth Last Name Facts

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

Woldseth occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldseth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Woldseth live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 21,337. In Norway it is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 41 percent live, Western Norway, where 34 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent live. Aside from Norway it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Woldseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woldseth surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woldseth earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning 333,589 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voldseth88152/
Waldseth880/
Voldset8046/
Boldsith751/
Waldsuith711/
Waldswith711/
Wolcet710/
Waldsee673/
Wolchet670/

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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 Woldseth
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