Askestad Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Askestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Askestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway591:87,15712,054
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark71:806,38843,211

Askestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askestad occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Askestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Askestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Askestad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Askestad is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 87,157. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent are found, Western Norway, where 12 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 16 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Askestad Last Name Statistics demography

Askestad earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning 409,967 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakestad8887/
Eskestad8813/
Akesta869/
Heskestad82240/
Haakestad82108/
Gakkestad8228/
Hakkestad8211/
Hakesta8075/
Aketa77223/
Eikestad7519/
Hokestad751/
Haketa711,376/
Gaketa71189/
Azketa7148/
Acketa7146/
Aiketa7120/
Acesta7117/
Akista717/
Aketta715/
Akeuta713/
Aketea712/
Akieta712/
Askita712/
Akeyta711/
Aketah711/
Akeita711/
Akesto711/
Aketoa711/
Auketa711/
Haskita6798/
Asqueta6763/
Hakeeta6720/
Askitas6712/
Aquesta6712/
Akhista679/
Askhita676/
Haaketa674/
Adkeita671/
Aqestah671/
Akestey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Askestad
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