Erstad Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Erstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8081:6,364648
United States5461:663,84453,047
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Erstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erstad is most common in Norway. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erstad is the 268,560th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. The surname Erstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Erstad are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 808 people, or 1 in 6,364. In Norway Erstad is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 70 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 23 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Erstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erstad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Erstad surname are 29.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Erstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning 364,530 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,888 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herstad92688/
Jerstad92372/
Gerstad9220/
Ehrstad920/
Ersta9183/
Gerstadt8668/
Herstead8617/
Gierstad864/
Ershtadt864/
Hjerstad861/
Jjerstad860/
Orstad83363/
Arstad83233/
Yrstad8317/
Irstad8312/
Jrstad8310/
Hersta839/
Gersta831/
Erstat831/
Erstha831/
Erstea831/
Hersztadt805/
Harstad772,290/
Jørstad771,095/
Aarstad77923/
Horstad77106/
Orstead7781/
Ihrstad7732/
Hirstad7715/
Arstead774/
Orstadt773/
Jearrstead750/
Ersto7310/
Haarstad71556/
Horstead71449/
Harstead71100/
Herstatt7130/
Harstadt719/
Aarstead715/
Horrstad711/
Hershtoha672/
Haarstead671/
Erstey671/
Orstat670/
Haarstadt670/

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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 Erstad
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