Brekstad Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Brekstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 140 | 1:36,731 | 5,190 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Brekstad Demographics
Average Brekstad Salary in
United States
$31,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brekstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brekstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brekstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brekstad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brekstad? popularity and diffusion
Brekstad is the 1,348,199th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Brekstad live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Brekstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 36,731. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 44 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent reside and Western Norway, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Norway it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Brekstad Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Brekstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning 278,197 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.68% less than the national average, earning $44,872 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briekstad | 94 | 0 | / |
| Brakstad | 88 | 584 | / |
| Brokstad | 88 | 98 | / |
| Brickstad | 82 | 13 | / |
| Brackstead | 78 | 0 | / |
| Brockstead | 78 | 0 | / |
| Bragstad | 75 | 415 | / |
| Brogstad | 75 | 18 | / |
| Brogstadt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bragstadt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brochshtat | 56 | 11 | / |
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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 Brekstad
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