Bostad Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Bostad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 342 | 1:15,036 | 1,782 |
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bostad Demographics
Average Bostad Salary in
United States
$47,654 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bostad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bostad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bostad is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bostad? popularity and diffusion
Bostad is the 654,010th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Bostad reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 15,036. In Norway Bostad is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 41 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent are found and Western Norway, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Bostad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bostad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bostad last name increased 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bostad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bostad are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bostad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning 327,474 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 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 Bostad
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