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Where Does The Last Name Follestad Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Follestad (Russian: Фоллестад) occurs most in Norway. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Follestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Follestad? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 658,434^th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name Follestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Follestad reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 13,391. In Norway Follestad is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent reside, Western Norway, where 41 percent reside and Central Norway, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Norway it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Follestad Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Follestad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Follestad last name increased 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Follestad Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Follestad are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Follestad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning 317,864 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $42,854 CAD per year.