Blakstad Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Blakstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blakstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4481:11,4781,288
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
England301:1,857,26974,552
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Blakstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blakstad is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 515,280th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Blakstad reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 11,478. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 41 percent reside, Western Norway, where 33 percent reside and Central Norway, where 13 percent reside. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Blakstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blakstad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blakstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blakstad last name are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blakstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning 373,329 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,646 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 Blakstad
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