Follestad Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Follestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 384 | 1:13,391 | 1,532 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Follestad Demographics
Average Follestad Salary in
United States
$43,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Follestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Follestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Follestad (Russian: Фоллестад) occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Follestad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 658,434th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. Follestad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Follestad live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Follestad is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 384 people, or 1 in 13,391. In Norway Follestad is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 52 percent are found, Western Norway, where 41 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Beside Norway it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Follestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Follestad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Follestad surname rose 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Follestad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Follestad surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follstad | 94 | 146 | / |
| Folestad | 94 | 16 | / |
| Vollestad | 89 | 29 | / |
| Fallestad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Folstad | 88 | 573 | / |
| Follsteadt | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vollstad | 82 | 119 | / |
| Folstadt | 82 | 7 | / |
| Fallstad | 82 | 4 | / |
| Folstead | 82 | 1 | / |
| Folletta | 82 | 0 | / |
| Folsta | 80 | 29 | / |
| Foleta | 80 | 25 | / |
| Vallestad | 78 | 316 | / |
| Fallstead | 78 | 53 | / |
| Vollstadt | 78 | 14 | / |
| Foletta | 75 | 674 | / |
| Falstad | 75 | 503 | / |
| Volstad | 75 | 232 | / |
| Falleta | 75 | 68 | / |
| Fojleta | 75 | 29 | / |
| Folleto | 75 | 26 | / |
| Fouleta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Volesta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fulstad | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vollsteadt | 74 | 12 | / |
| Falletta | 71 | 3,426 | / |
| Vallesta | 71 | 240 | / |
| Folletto | 71 | 180 | / |
| Fahlstad | 71 | 63 | / |
| Falstead | 71 | 12 | / |
| Volstead | 71 | 9 | / |
| Foglieta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vullstad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fhelstad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Volstadt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folietta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Falstadt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Felostad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Foglietta | 67 | 1,963 | / |
| Faleta | 67 | 382 | / |
| Foleto | 67 | 277 | / |
| Folita | 67 | 47 | / |
| Volsteadt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Voleta | 67 | 18 | / |
| Falsta | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fouleheta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojlietta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallstadt | 67 | 0 | / |
Follestad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Follestad in the Russian language | ||
| Фоллестад | follestad | - |
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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 Follestad
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