Branstad Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Branstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Branstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Norway121:428,52437,411
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Branstad Last Name Facts

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

Branstad is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Branstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 825,152nd most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname Branstad occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Branstad are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Branstad is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 1,118,700. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 34 percent are found, Iowa, where 24 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Branstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Branstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Branstad last name expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Branstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Branstad last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Branstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning 385,701 kr per year and in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,620 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 Branstad
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