Fergestad Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fergestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fergestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway421:122,43516,038
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Fergestad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fergestad occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fergestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Fergestad is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Fergestad reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 122,435. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent reside and Central Norway, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Fergestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fergestad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning 402,540 kr per year and in United States they earn 60.78% more than the national average, earning $69,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferestad94150/
Färestad8213/
Fjærestad78190/
Ferseta758/
Fersita754/
Verzeshta674/
Frejsztad672/
Viergetha671/
Frejsztadt6320/
Verzheshta6315/
Fersito636/
Firgita635/
Versita633/
Fercita633/
Firsita631/
Fregetto5938/
Frejstat591/
Virgieta591/
Fercetto591/
Frejsztat5611/
Freghetto562/
Versito5015/

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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 Fergestad
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