Bekkestad Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bekkestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekkestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway851:60,4978,623
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bekkestad Last Name Facts

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

Bekkestad is most common in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekkestad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Bekkestad is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bekkestad are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 91 percent live, Western Norway, where 7 percent live and Southern Norway, where 2 percent live. Not including Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bekkestad Last Name Statistics demography

Bekkestad earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning 359,968 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakkestad894/
Bekketa881/
Beckestead842/
Beketa80110/
Beketay7558/
Beketai7516/
Bekheta752/
Bekkita751/
Bekieta751/
Vikestad71201/
Wikestad7143/
Biekieta7129/
Beshketa7118/
Bekheita714/
Bekhetta711/
Bekita67327/
Biketa6779/
Bekyta6754/
Beketo6739/
Byketa6734/
Beceta677/
Vikestead671/

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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 Bekkestad
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