Egestad Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Egestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Egestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Norway281:183,65321,594
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Egestad Last Name Facts

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

Egestad is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egestad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Egestad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Egestad reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 66,408. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 38 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 29 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent reside. Not including Denmark this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Egestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Egestad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning 362,315 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eggestad9352/
Eigestad9337/
Hegestad9319/
Jegestad933/
Engestad931/
Egesta921/
Heggestad88504/
Heigestad881/
Ogestad8638/
Agestad869/
Egeta83330/
Heggestadd821/
Heggestead820/
Hagestad80264/
Aagestad8023/
Ingestad8019/
Hogestad8018/
Heggesta809/
Ogestadh804/
Hejestad803/
Aggestad801/
Ezgeta77415/
Engeta7725/
Egetai775/
Egeeta775/
Egueta772/
Egieta771/
Egetta771/
Gegeta771/
Egetha771/
Egheta771/
Egesto770/
Haggestad7513/
Haagestad7511/
Hogestadh756/
Hagestadt755/
Hagestead754/
Enghestha751/
Heggestat751/
Eisestadt751/
Engheta7128/
Egetait7111/
Hengeta717/
Isestad713/
Hegueta712/
Egeetai711/
Ingesta711/
Hagesteadt711/
Ejeta678,139/
Igeta673,077/
Ezeta671,391/
Esita67633/
Egita67621/
Egeto67275/
Eseta67161/
Eceta6728/
Hysestad6717/
Hegishta672/
Highesta671/
Isestead670/

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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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  • 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 Egestad
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