Fenstad Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fenstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1751:29,3844,055
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fenstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenstad is most common in Norway. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fenstad is the 897,852nd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. Fenstad is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Fenstad live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 29,384. In Norway it is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 59 percent reside, Western Norway, where 22 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 18 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Fenstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fenstad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fenstad last name are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fenstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning 298,161 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $45,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $51,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenstead931/
Fensta920/
Finstad863,525/
Venstad86141/
Feensta862/
Finstead8031/
Venstead802/
Venstadt800/
Finnstead751/
Veensta714/
Finstat713/
Finstod711/
Vinstad711/
Venshta711/
Vinnstad6712/
Vinstaut530/

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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 Fenstad
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