Bilstad Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bilstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bilstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2881:17,8552,221
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Bilstad Last Name Facts

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

Bilstad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 692,305th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Bilstad are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Bilstad is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 17,855. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 54 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent live and Central Norway, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Norway Bilstad exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Bilstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bilstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bilstad last name grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bilstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bilstad last name are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bilstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning 337,992 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $42,906 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
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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 Bilstad
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