Alvestad Surname

324,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Alvestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alvestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9321:5,517548
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Alvestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alvestad (Arabic: الفستاد) is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Alvestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Alvestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alvestad is the 324,668th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,353,571 people. The last name Alvestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Alvestad reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 932 people, or 1 in 5,517. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 58 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 12 percent reside. Beside Norway this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Alvestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alvestad surname are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Alvestad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning 404,733 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.79% more than the national average, earning $52,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.29% more than the national average, earning $58,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvestead941/
Alvesta932/
Elvestad88644/
Ölvestad8848/
Alvastad884/
Alveta864/
Alvetta8047/
Alvista809/
Albesta805/
Alvesto801/
Halbestatd782/
Halbestadt781/
Halbesstad781/
Alwetaid75281/
Alueta71266/
Alvita7147/
Albeta7126/
Alvyta714/
Alveto711/
Alvaiseta711/
Alvisto6791/
Albetta6780/
Halvyta6763/
Olvieta6729/
Albetha6714/
Albeyta6711/
Galvita6710/
Albeita676/
Alvaita672/
Alvieto671/
Aulueta671/
Allueta671/

Alvestad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alvestad in the Arabic language
الفستادalfstad-

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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 Alvestad
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