Ballestad Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 277 | 1:18,564 | 2,334 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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.
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Average Ballestad Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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