Blegstad Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Blegstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Blegstad Demographics
Average Blegstad Salary in
United States
$56,571 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blegstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blegstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blegstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blegstad? popularity and diffusion
Blegstad is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Blegstad reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 514,229. In Norway Blegstad is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Norway this last name exists in one country. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the surname rose 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekstad | 88 | 8 | / |
| Blekastad | 82 | 135 | / |
| Blakestad | 82 | 69 | / |
| Blekestad | 82 | 38 | / |
| Blakkestad | 78 | 53 | / |
| Blakestead | 78 | 1 | / |
| Blackestad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Blekkastad | 78 | 0 | / |
| Blekkestad | 78 | 0 | / |
| Blakstad | 75 | 633 | / |
| Blikstad | 75 | 169 | / |
| Bolkstad | 75 | 4 | / |
| Blackstad | 71 | 321 | / |
| Plougstad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Blaugsted | 71 | 3 | / |
| Plogstead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blakkstad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Balkstaed | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blickstad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blackstead | 67 | 66 | / |
| Blickstead | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bloggstedt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Blackstadt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bliksted | 63 | 96 | / |
| Plogsted | 63 | 45 | / |
| Bloksted | 63 | 13 | / |
| Blaksted | 63 | 11 | / |
| Blackestedt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Blacsted | 63 | 0 | / |
| Plogstedt | 59 | 23 | / |
| Balkstedt | 59 | 14 | / |
| Blacksted | 59 | 1 | / |
| Blickstedt | 56 | 2 | / |
| Blacksteed | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pliego-Stout | 50 | 1 | / |
| Blake-Stoute | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Blegstad
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