Fuglestad Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fuglestad Surname User-submission:

Fuglestad is of Norwegian origin and means 'place of birds'.

Fuglestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6991:7,357755
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Fuglestad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fuglestad is of Norwegian origin and means 'place of birds'.

- lindseykay13

Fuglestad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuglestad is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuglestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuglestad is the 354,857th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,109,801 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Fuglestad are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 699 people, or 1 in 7,357. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 82 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 10 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Besides Norway it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Croatia, where 0 percent are found.

Fuglestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fuglestad surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Fuglestad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning 361,880 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuglstad94109/
Fugelstad8924/
Foglestad892/
Fogelstad780/
Fuggelsta780/
Fogletta711/
Fogleitta671/
Fogletto597/

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