Fjerstad Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fjerstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fjerstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Norway961:53,5657,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Fjerstad Last Name Facts

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

Fjerstad is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjerstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 616,129th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Fjerstad are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fjerstad is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Fjerstad is most numerous in: South Dakota, where 9 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States Fjerstad is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 19 percent live.

Fjerstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fjerstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fjerstad last name increased 2,126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fjerstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fjerstad last name are 24.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Fjerstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning 315,569 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $43,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjerestad9441/
Fjaerestad8915/
Fjørstad88118/
Fjörstad884/
Fjarstad880/
Fjorstad880/
Fjærestad82190/
Fierstadt8227/
Fägerstad8221/
Fjärrstad827/
Fjarrstad821/
Fierstat758/
Fjärstedt7120/
Fjarstedt711/
Fierstos6386/

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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 Fjerstad
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