Arnestad Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Arnestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arnestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3611:14,2451,649
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Arnestad Last Name Facts

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

Arnestad occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arnestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 631,297th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name Arnestad is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Arnestad are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Arnestad is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 14,245. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 63 percent reside, Western Norway, where 35 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Arnestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arnestad are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arnestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning 346,518 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.86% more than the national average, earning R 482,064 per year; in United States they earn 44.56% more than the national average, earning $62,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $48,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arnestead940/
Arnesta9336/
Arrnestead891/
Ernestad8817/
Örnestad884/
Arnistad881/
Arnestap881/
Earnesta880/
Arneta8625/
Arnesto802,341/
Arnista80286/
Arnetta80195/
Arneita8021/
Arnetha806/
Garneta803/
Harneta802/
Arneata801/
Arnieta801/
Arnneta801/
Ornesta801/
Arnitstead781/
Hornestead781/
Garneata75101/
Harnetta7559/
Harnysta7510/
Garnetta755/
Harnetha751/
Arneasto751/
Arnestoy751/
Arneatta750/
Earnetta750/
Harnesstaas741/
Arnita711,985/
Orneta71553/
Hornestay7111/
Arneto713/
Ernistead710/
Arnisteau710/
Harnita671,291/
Arnisto67364/
Garnita67283/
Orneata67185/
Ornieta67130/
Arnitah6761/
Horneta6724/
Ornetta6713/
Ornista6712/
Gorneta6712/
Arnitha6712/
Ornesto672/
Arnezto671/
Arnitta670/

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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 Arnestad
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