Galstad Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Galstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Norway351:146,92218,432
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Galstad Last Name Facts

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

Galstad is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galstad is the 993,593rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name Galstad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Galstad are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 44 percent live, Minnesota, where 24 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Galstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galstad last name rose 1,964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galstad last name are 14.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.71% less than the national average, earning 305,569 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $40,412 USD per year.

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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 Galstad
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