Blikstad Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Blikstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blikstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1021:50,4157,222
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Blikstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blikstad is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blikstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Blikstad are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 50,415. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside, Western Norway, where 2 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Beside Norway this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Blikstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blikstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blikstad last name grew 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blikstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blikstad surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Blikstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 22.47% more than the national average, earning 423,831 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,462 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
  • 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 Blikstad
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