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

The surname Woldseth is found most in Norway. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldseth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Woldseth are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 21,337. In Norway Woldseth is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 41 percent are found, Western Norway, where 34 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Norway Woldseth exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

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 national average, with 70% registered to vote for 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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