Aklestad Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Aklestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aklestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway881:58,4358,352
United States701:5,177,985261,849

Aklestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aklestad occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Aklestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aklestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Aklestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Aklestad are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 58,435. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 98 percent are found, Central Norway, where 1 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Norway Aklestad occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent are found.

Aklestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Aklestad surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aklestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning 295,704 kr per year and in United States they earn 34.83% less than the national average, earning $28,122 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akelstad881/
Auglestad828/
Eaglestaed781/
Uglestad753/
Eglestad751/
Egalstad750/
Acleta71271/
Aklita7121/
Hacelstad711/
Akleto711/
Acleto57125/
Oklita5740/
Aklito572/
Okletey531,542/
Oklsu-Adade531/
Ek Wåhlstedt501/

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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 Aklestad
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