Brækstad Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brækstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brækstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway421:122,43516,038
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Brækstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brækstad is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brækstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Brækstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brækstad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Brækstad is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 122,435. In Norway Brækstad is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 95 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Brækstad Last Name Statistics demography

Brækstad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning 318,964 kr 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 Brækstad
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