Ballestad Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ballestad Surname User-submission:

The surname is from the name of a place in Telemark, Norway. People with this surname have a connection to a few families that chose the name of this place as their surname.

Ballestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2771:18,5642,334
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ballestad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is from the name of a place in Telemark, Norway. People with this surname have a connection to a few families that chose the name of this place as their surname.

- knuterik

Ballestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ballestad has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballestad? popularity and diffusion

Ballestad is the 893,754th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Ballestad live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ballestad is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 18,564. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 71 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 23 percent reside and Western Norway, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Norway Ballestad is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Ballestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ballestad last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Ballestad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning 419,939 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballesta9410,868/
Ballstad943/
Ballestas896,323/
Vallestad89316/
Wallestad89153/
Bollestad89136/
Ballstadt89127/
Balliesta893/
Ballstead891/
Balllesta891/
Balleta881,698/
Balstad88583/
Balesta88175/
Ballsteadt844/
Ballastadt841/
Balletta821,584/
Ballista821,012/
Vallesta82240/
Ballesto8295/
Baleshta8256/
Balestat8226/
Balestas8220/
Ballieta8217/
Wallstad8215/
Walestad8213/
Baletaud8212/
Balletas825/
Balstead823/
Ballestà822/
Baliesta822/
Ballezta821/
Ballleta821/
Balhesta821/
Baleta803,226/
Beatlestead800/
Vatlestad7859/
Wallstead7842/
Vaslestad7839/
Vollestad7829/
Boylestad788/
Wollestad788/
Boilestad784/
Ballestos782/
Ballishta781/
Ballestey781/
Vallstadt780/
Bolstad753,782/
Bolesta752,232/
Balista751,917/
Walstad751,184/
Valstad75561/
Balleto75173/
Valleta75118/
Baleeta7552/
Ballita7541/
Bolleta7532/
Baletta7518/
Baletas757/
Baletay757/
Bauleta755/
Baletha754/
Valesta752/
Balieta752/
Balstah751/
Balstas751/
Baleita751/
Baaleta751/
Balshta751/
Wallsteadt7418/
Valletta714,908/
Bolletta711,212/
Balletto71831/
Walstead71267/
Vollstad71119/
Ballıtas7164/
Hvalstad7162/
Bolstead7137/
Wollstad7128/
Basletta7111/
Valetaud7110/
Balishta719/
Bautlsta716/
Hwalstad716/
Baulista716/
Balestoy716/
Wahlstad713/
Vallesto712/
Bolstadt712/
Belestat712/
Walstadt711/
Valstead711/
Vallista711/
Balstagy711/
Balletey711/
Ballisto711/
Balistas711/
Baleteau711/
Balletoo711/
Balleyto711/
Balissta711/
Bayletta711/
Valstadt710/
Ballitta710/
Bailgeta710/
Balita673,492/
Valeta672,545/
Balyta67290/
Boleta67251/
Baleto67171/
Wollstadt67162/
Valleteau6736/
Valsta6733/
Bolsta6729/
Wahlstadt6723/
Bolleteau6718/
Vollstadt6714/
Wealstead673/
Balishtha672/
Balsto671/
Ballistoy671/
Bailletho671/
Wahlstead670/

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