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

The surname Bilstad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bilstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 692,305th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. Bilstad is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Bilstad are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 17,855. In Norway Bilstad is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 54 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent live and Central Norway, where 18 percent live. Other than Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Bilstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bilstad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bilstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bilstad surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.61% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Bilstad
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