Barstad Surname

183,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Barstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,2281:4,188376
United States9601:377,56133,381
Canada741:497,91342,460
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Bärstad (3) are calculated separately.

Barstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bärstad. For other possible spellings of Barstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barstad is the 183,004th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,139,830 people. Barstad is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Barstad reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Barstad is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 1,228 people, or 1 in 4,188. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 39 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 36 percent are found and Central Norway, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Norway it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Barstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barstad surname increased 10,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Barstad are 5.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning 328,748 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,478 CAD per year.

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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 Barstad
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