Arstad Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Arstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1951:26,3713,581
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Arstad Last Name Facts

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

Arstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arstad is the 1,067,497th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Arstad reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Arstad is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 26,371. In Norway Arstad is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent are found, Central Norway, where 18 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 13 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Arstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Arstad last name grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Arstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.2% more than the national average, earning 419,440 kr per year; in United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning $43,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harstad922,290/
Aarstad92923/
Aurstad92274/
Garstad92263/
Arstead924/
Arsta9131/
Haarstad86556/
Harstead86100/
Harstadt869/
Aarstead865/
Erstad831,453/
Orstad83363/
Harsta8396/
Garsta8323/
Arshta832/
Haarstead801/
Haarstadt800/
Garstea77861/
Herstad77688/
Horstad77106/
Orstead7781/
Garstha7710/
Harstea777/
Orstadt773/
Harshta772/
Ehrstad770/
Arsto7334/
Arjta732/
Horstead71449/
Herstead7117/
Ershtadt714/
Horrstad711/
Arshdtaj711/
Horsta6711/
Hersztadt675/
Harsto675/
Erstat671/
Arstou671/
Arztea671/
Orstat670/
Haarsstat670/

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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 Arstad
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