Brastad Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brastad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brastad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2551:20,1662,586
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Brastad Last Name Facts

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

Brastad occurs most in Norway. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brastad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 677,464th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Brastad live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Brastad is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 20,166. In Norway Brastad is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent live, Western Norway, where 18 percent live and Southern Norway, where 13 percent live. Beside Norway Brastad exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Brastad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brastad last name are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brastad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning 325,877 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braastad93388/
Bradstad932/
Brastead931/
Brasta9276/
Braadstad881/
Braistead881/
Bradstead880/
Bradstadt880/
Brostad8678/
Brestad8616/
Brastha861/
Brata835,818/
Brosstad8031/
Broostad8014/
Breistad803/
Braistea800/
Brestead800/
Broustad800/
Bratta77634/
Bratha77178/
Brajta7751/
Braita7737/
Brataj7728/
Braata7720/
Brotad7713/
Bratas7712/
Brataa7710/
Bratau775/
Brauta775/
Bratai775/
Bhrata773/
Brosta773/
Brasto773/
Breata772/
Brahta771/
Bratay771/
Broustaud7540/
Børrestad7527/
Brosteadt753/
Bradstatt752/
Brasthood750/
Bratash711,411/
Brataas71254/
Brateau7164/
Breitstadt7160/
Bratasz7156/
Brousta7145/
Brataus7134/
Bratach7113/
Wrostad7110/
Bruosta717/
Brathai716/
Brattas715/
Braitha715/
Bhratat713/
Brachta712/
Brzosta712/
Brostha711/
Braitea711/
Braitah711/
Brajtaj711/
Braytah711/
Brostay710/
Brato67318/
Brota67281/
Broustas6772/
Breathat6751/
Broustau6748/
Brattaas6739/
Vrata6722/
Bratheau6715/
Breishta679/
Brostaux679/
Braiteau672/
Braitach672/
Bratteau672/
Brôta671/
Wroistad671/
Wrodstad671/
Braittas671/

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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 Brastad
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