Fjestad Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fjestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fjestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Norway141:367,30634,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fjestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fjestad is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fjestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Fjestad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Fjestad live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Fjestad is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 66 percent are found, North Dakota, where 24 percent are found and South Dakota, where 3 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Fjestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fjestad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fjestad last name rose 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fjestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fjestad are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Fjestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.62% less than the national average, earning 278,178 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,989 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fjeestad931/
Fjestadt930/
Fjästad865/
Fiestad862/
Fiestadt8025/
Fiesta774,727/
Fiestas7116,111/
Vjeshta71114/
Viestad7136/
Fehista711/
Fieta6720/
Wågestad679/
Bøgestad676/
Vågestad676/
Fcoystad671/
Viestadt670/

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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 Fjestad
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