Bolstad Surname
Approximately 3,782 people bear this surname
Bolstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,745 | 1:2,947 | 263 |
| United States | 1,641 | 1:220,877 | 21,425 |
| New Zealand | 180 | 1:25,157 | 4,394 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Faroe Islands | 6 | 1:8,166 | 786 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
Bolstad Demographics
Average Male Bolstad Height
178.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bolstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolstad is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolstad? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bolstad is the 121,143rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,926,903 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Bolstad are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 1,745 people, or 1 in 2,947. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 49 percent are found, Western Norway, where 40 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Norway Bolstad is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and New Zealand, where 5 percent are found.
Bolstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bolstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolstad last name grew 1,519 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bolstad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bolstad surname are 4.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.68% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bolstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning 337,719 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning $51,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $55,478 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolstead | 93 | 37 | / |
| Bolstadt | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bolsta | 92 | 29 | / |
| Bollestad | 88 | 136 | / |
| Boylestad | 88 | 8 | / |
| Boilestad | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bolesta | 86 | 2,232 | / |
| Balstad | 86 | 583 | / |
| Volstad | 86 | 232 | / |
| Wolstad | 86 | 82 | / |
| Vollstad | 80 | 119 | / |
| Wollstad | 80 | 28 | / |
| Volstead | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ballstad | 80 | 3 | / |
| Balstead | 80 | 3 | / |
| Volstadt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolstead | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolstaph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolstodt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ballestad | 75 | 300 | / |
| Wollstadt | 75 | 162 | / |
| Ballstadt | 75 | 127 | / |
| Vollestad | 75 | 29 | / |
| Volsteadt | 75 | 28 | / |
| Wohlstadt | 75 | 21 | / |
| Vollstadt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wollestad | 75 | 8 | / |
| Woolstead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ballstead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walstad | 71 | 1,184 | / |
| Valstad | 71 | 561 | / |
| Balesta | 71 | 175 | / |
| Bolesto | 71 | 28 | / |
| Wolstat | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vollsteadt | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ballsteadt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Balshta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balstas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balstah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volesta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ballesta | 67 | 10,868 | / |
| Walstead | 67 | 267 | / |
| Hvalstad | 67 | 62 | / |
| Balestat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Balestas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wallstad | 67 | 15 | / |
| Walestad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vullstad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwalstad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bautlsta | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahlstad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Belestat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balstagy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valstead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolstate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walstadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balhesta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valstadt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bolstad
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