Ferstad Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ferstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ferstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2481:20,7352,666
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ferstad Last Name Facts

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

Ferstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name Ferstad is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ferstad live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 20,735. In Norway Ferstad is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 41 percent reside, Central Norway, where 33 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Norway Ferstad is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ferstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ferstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ferstad last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferstad Last Name Statistics demography

Ferstad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning 375,436 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferstadt9337/
Ferstead9312/
Fierstadt8827/
Fershtadt8815/
Fersztadt884/
Feirstadt881/
Foerstadt880/
Farstad862,202/
Verstad8676/
Forstad8654/
Ferstat8623/
Ferstay8611/
Ferstaj8610/
Fyrstad860/
Fjørstad80118/
Forstadt8072/
Farstead8035/
Fershtai808/
Fierstat808/
Fershtat807/
Forstead801/
Versta771,065/
Firsta7713/
Forshtadt755/
Forstat7185/
Verstat7134/
Verstay7118/
Varstad716/
Verstod716/
Ferstey711/
Fershtei67154/
Vorstadt6753/
Forshtat6730/
Fershtey6714/
Verstaij6712/
Fersztey674/
Fersztei674/
Forsthat671/
Varstadt671/
Phorstad671/

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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 Ferstad
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