Følstad Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Følstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Følstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2881:17,8552,221
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Følstad Last Name Facts

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

Følstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Følstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name Følstad is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Følstad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Følstad is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 17,855. In Norway Følstad is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 60 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent live and Northern Norway, where 7 percent live. Aside from Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Følstad Last Name Statistics demography

Følstad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.69% less than the national average, earning 295,241 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vølstad86166/
Felstad8630/
Filstad8612/
Fölstad866/
Flestad861/
Felstead802,574/
Filstead8022/
Fellstad8017/
Wflstead801/
Fielstad801/
Flesta7714/
Felsta771/
Vøllestad7594/
Feelstead750/
Felstau7191/
Flestea7135/
Velstad7116/
Vilstad7115/
Felstha710/
Philstad671/
Vllestad671/
Velstead670/
Flejta6222/
Vellesta534/
Villesta534/

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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 Følstad
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