Fodstad Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fodstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fodstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1701:30,2494,174
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Finland191:289,30021,660
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Fodstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fodstad is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fodstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 961,438th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Fodstad live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 30,249. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 88 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 5 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Finland, where 7 percent are found.

Fodstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fodstad last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Fodstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 33.93% more than the national average, earning 463,502 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $48,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fostad9285/
Foustad8618/
Fodstat860/
Fosta83118/
Vostad77172/
Fostač7725/
Fostau779/
Fostea775/
Fousta773/
Fohsta771/
Focsta771/
Fostap771/
Foista771/
Fostacz71164/
Voustad7193/
Fostaas716/
Fostach712/
Fostate712/
Fostass711/
Fazstad711/
Faustad710/
Fostaus710/
Vosta67319/
Fasta67125/
Fosto6723/
Fousstas671/
Fostaggi671/
Vedstead670/

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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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  • 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 Fodstad
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