Bonstad Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bonstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bonstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonstad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bonstad is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Bonstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Bonstad are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Bonstad is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Apart from Norway Bonstad is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Bonstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bonstad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bonstad Last Name Statistics demography

Bonstad earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning 342,942 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonstead9374/
Bohnstad931/
Bonstadt930/
Bonsta921/
Bohnstadt8845/
Bohnstead885/
Bomstad86404/
Vonstad8654/
Boonsta864/
Banstad861/
Bunstad860/
Bohnsteadt821/
Banstead8048/
Bunstead8027/
Bunnstad8017/
Bomstead8017/
Bonsteat800/
Bomsta77102/
Boomstadt750/
Bunsstead750/
Wonnstead750/
Vanstad7121/
Bonstos711/
Banstah711/
Bumstad711/
Bamstad710/
Bonstot710/
Bumstead672,122/
Wanstead6742/
Banstach673/
Bamstead672/
Hvanstad671/
Baumstad670/
Wanstadt670/
Bamstadt670/

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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 Bonstad
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