Amstad Surname

320,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Amstad Surname User-submission:

The Amstad family's roots originated in Switzerland. Many Amstad men made a living by fishing, and they lived near the shores of Lake Lucerne. The name Amstad evolved from am Gestade, which is German for 'on the shore' or 'by the lake', which makes sense for fishermen.

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Amstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9961:8,2461,349
France591:1,125,809120,603
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England191:2,932,529101,561
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Amstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Amstad family's roots originated in Switzerland. Many Amstad men made a living by fishing, and they lived near the shores of Lake Lucerne. The name Amstad evolved from am Gestade, which is German for 'on the shore' or 'by the lake', which makes sense for fishermen. Even today there are many Amstad families living near Lake Lucerne, in Beckenreid and in surrounding areas.

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Amstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amstad occurs most in Switzerland. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amstad is the 320,495th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,250,039 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Amstad live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 8,246. In Switzerland Amstad is most frequent in: Canton of Nidwalden, where 33 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 16 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Amstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amstad last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Amstad earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amstadt92297/
Hamstad92171/
Amstead9299/
Amsta911/
Hamstead86380/
Aimstead864/
Atmstead864/
Amsteadt861/
Aumstead860/
Hamstadt860/
Aamstead860/
Emstad8334/
Omstad8311/
Hamsta837/
Anstad834/
Amshta833/
Amstat832/
Gamsta831/
Amstay830/
Heamstead8014/
Hammstead800/
Hamsteadt800/
Hamsstead800/
Anstead771,219/
Hanstad77730/
Omstead77525/
Hemstad77472/
Homstad77442/
Aanstad77346/
Anstadt77320/
Eimstad7779/
Amštadt7729/
Amstatt7712/
Amsztat7712/
Ohmstad772/
Amshtha771/
Annstad771/
Hamshta771/
Aunstad770/
Emstead770/
Amsto7312/
Ansta7310/
Amjta731/
Heimstad71252/
Hemstead71224/
Hanstead71137/
Haanstad7166/
Homstead7164/
Ohmstead7159/
Eimstead713/
Oimstead712/
Omnstead711/
Homstadt711/
Hannstad711/
Ansteadt711/
Asnstead711/
Ainstead711/
Ganstead711/
Annstead710/
Hanstadt710/
Hemstadt710/
Onstad671,276/
Heimstead67111/
Gansta67102/
Heimstadt6753/
Hansta6753/
Hahnstadt6722/
Heemstadt6722/
Amstey6716/
Gomsta679/
Anstas675/
Anstay674/
Amštat673/
Gainstead672/
Anshta672/
Hasenstad671/
Hamzta671/
Amstoy671/
Amstou671/
Hansteadt670/
Anstah670/

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