Bakstad Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bakstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2151:23,9183,143
Canada611:604,02649,778
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England281:1,989,93178,001
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Bakstad Last Name Facts

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

Bakstad has its highest incidence in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 775,315th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Bakstad are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 23,918. In Norway Bakstad is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 86 percent reside, Western Norway, where 7 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Norway it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Bakstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bakstad surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bakstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning 325,210 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.79% more than the national average, earning $59,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $44,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Backstad9340/
Baskstad932/
Bagstad86217/
Bakshta8627/
Bokstad868/
Beackstead822/
Bakshtay8048/
Bakshtai8010/
Beckstad805/
Bagstead803/
Bekstead801/
Baksto771/
Beckstead753,125/
Bockstadt7521/
Bachstadt7519/
Beckstadt750/
Bogstad71383/
Vagstad71128/
Bauchstadt717/
Becksttead712/
Bockstadte710/
Bokstat710/
Bokshtay6716/
Baxta674/
Baugstat673/
Bakshtey671/
Becstead671/
Bexstead670/
Bockstatt6316/
Bechstead639/
Baugstatt637/
Bechstadt634/
Becksteat630/
Bextad621/
Wogstad5785/
Vogstad5775/
Baxtate571/
Booksto571/
Baxto5011/
Boxta501/

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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 Bakstad
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