Fonstad Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fonstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Norway601:85,70511,873
Canada451:818,79163,991
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fonstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonstad occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Fonstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. Fonstad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fonstad are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 65 percent live, Minnesota, where 17 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 25 percent live.

Fonstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fonstad are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Fonstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning 277,667 kr per year; in United States they earn 40.35% more than the national average, earning $60,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonstadd931/
Fonstadt931/
Vonstad8654/
Fonzttad801/
Fanstead800/
Fansta772/
Vanstad7121/
Vanstaa572/
Vanstah571/
Vanstay570/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fonstad
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