Benestad Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Benestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 194 | 1:26,507 | 3,597 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Benestad Demographics
Average Benestad Salary in
United States
$54,104 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benestad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benestad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,006,539th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Benestad reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 26,507. In Norway Benestad is primarily concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Benestad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Benestad surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.
The amount Benestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 41.04% more than the national average, earning 488,122 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning $54,104 USD 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
- 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 Benestad
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