Falstad Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Falstad Surname User-submission:

In Norway there is two families who bear the Falstad surname. It appears both families have taken the name from their old farmyards. Stad refers to 'place' and fal might refer to an old kind of weapon or tool.

Falstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Norway1841:27,9473,825
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Falstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Norway there is two families who bear the Falstad surname. It appears both families have taken the name from their old farmyards. Stad refers to 'place' and fal might refer to an old kind of weapon or tool.

- sneipen89

Falstad Last Name Facts

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

Falstad is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Falstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Falstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 613,453rd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Falstad live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Falstad is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 284 people, or 1 in 1,276,264. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 32 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Falstad occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 37 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Falstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Falstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Falstad surname expanded 4,057 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Falstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Falstad surname are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Falstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning 391,778 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $50,921 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahlstad9363/
Falstead9312/
Fallstad934/
Falstadt930/
Falsta926/
Fallstead8853/
Fallestad881/
Fealstead880/
Folstad86573/
Valstad86561/
Follstad80146/
Folestad8016/
Folstadt807/
Fhelstad802/
Valstead801/
Folstead801/
Valstadt800/
Valsta7733/
Folsta7729/
Follestad75457/
Vallestad75316/
Vallstadt750/
Volstad71232/
Falesto7131/
Valesta712/
Vaalsta712/
Follsteadt711/
Faulstaich710/
Vallesta67240/
Vollstad67119/
Volstead679/
Volstadt671/
Faulstey670/
Vollestad6329/
Volsteadt6328/
Vollstadt6314/
Faulstoch631/
Vollsteadt5912/
Valesto573/
Volesta571/
Vallesto532/

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