Alstad Surname

243,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Alstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,1021:4,666432
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Alstad (894) may also be a first name.

Alstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alstad has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Alstad? popularity and diffusion

Alstad is the 243,203rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,443,626 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Alstad live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia. Alstad is also the 271,765th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 894 people.

The surname Alstad is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 4,666. In Norway Alstad is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 48 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Norway this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Alstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alstad surname rose 632 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alstad surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Alstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning 321,014 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $50,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alstadt92282/
Galstad92258/
Alstead92251/
Halstad92217/
Aalstad92167/
Aulstad9234/
Alestad9213/
Allstad923/
Ahlstad921/
Alsta9110/
Halstead8617,634/
Allstadt86173/
Allestad86113/
Allstead8688/
Gallstad8613/
Aslestad869/
Aulstead864/
Ahlstead863/
Alshtadt861/
Halstaad860/
Allstadd860/
Halstadt860/
Ahlstadt860/
Alsteaud860/
Hallstad860/
Alsteadt860/
Olstad832,552/
Alstah831,815/
Elstad831,364/
Alstat83129/
Alesta8370/
Hatlestad801,086/
Hallstead80244/
Haslestad80205/
Allsteadt80104/
Aaslestad8041/
Hallestad8017/
Haulstead804/
Halsteadt804/
Hatelstad802/
Healstead801/
Hacelstad801/
Hallstadt800/
Halestead800/
Holstad771,624/
Helstad77478/
Alstatt77224/
Olstead77131/
Alestas7771/
Olestad7757/
Olstadt7756/
Elstadt7739/
Alstodt7726/
Elstead7724/
Atlesta7711/
Alstach779/
Allesta779/
Elestad777/
Galesta775/
Ellstad773/
Olstads773/
Aulesta772/
Alstate772/
Halstea772/
Oelstad771/
Golstad771/
Ahlstau771/
Aglista771/
Alestaa771/
Aleztad771/
Alshtaa771/
Halstat770/
Alestat770/
Alstaat770/
Hattlestad7533/
Hatelstead751/
Olsta7360/
Alsto734/
Holstead71942/
Ellestad71864/
Ollestad71284/
Hoelstad71202/
Hellstad7126/
Allstatt7121/
Alestath714/
Hattlestead713/
Allestas713/
Helstead712/
Halsteid711/
Allstodt711/
Alsttatt711/
Ollstead710/
Golstead710/
Ellstead710/
Holstadt710/
Halsteat710/
Alstaatt710/
Olestead710/
Olestadt710/
Hallstat710/
Olszta67588/
Alstot6778/
Hellestad6758/
Golsta6725/
Hollstadt6715/
Olesta676/
Holsta674/
Alstos674/
Alesto672/
Olshta672/
Ollestead671/
Ellestead671/
Galsto671/
Hallstatt671/
Aljtaa671/
Halsteatt670/
Holestead670/
Hellstadt670/
Olstat670/
Ellestadt670/
Elstod670/
Olstea670/

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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 Alstad
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