Bragstad Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bragstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bragstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3201:16,0701,945
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Bragstad Last Name Facts

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

Bragstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Bragstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bragstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 707,442nd most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Bragstad live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 16,070. In Norway Bragstad is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 59 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent are found and Western Norway, where 13 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Bragstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bragstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bragstad last name rose 727 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bragstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bragstad last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bragstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.66% less than the national average, earning 302,267 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,817 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bragstadt940/
Brakstad88584/
Brogstad8818/
Brogstadt823/
Brackstead780/
Brekstad75165/
Brokstad7598/
Brakksta756/
Brockstead670/
Breikstas596/
Braxto571/
Brochshtat5611/

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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 Bragstad
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