Elstad Surname

282,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Elstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6901:7,453773
United States6201:584,61147,805
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Elstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elstad is found most in Norway. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 282,611th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,342,776 people. The surname Elstad is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Elstad are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 7,453. In Norway Elstad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 21 percent are found and Central Norway, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Elstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elstad last name rose 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elstad surname are 8.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning 315,996 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $39,580 CAD 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 Elstad
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