Blegstad Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Blegstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blegstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Blegstad Last Name Facts

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

Blegstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Blegstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blegstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Blegstad is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Blegstad are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Blegstad is most common in Norway, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 514,229. In Norway Blegstad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Barring Norway Blegstad is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 47 percent reside.

Blegstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blegstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blegstad surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blegstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blegstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning 336,471 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.11% more than the national average, earning $56,571 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 Blegstad
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