Gigstad Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Gigstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gigstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Norway351:146,92218,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Gigstad Last Name Facts

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

Gigstad is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gigstad? popularity and diffusion

Gigstad is the 857,026th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Gigstad is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Gigstad reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gigstad is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 1,280,774. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 18 percent are found, Minnesota, where 16 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 11 percent are found.

Gigstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gigstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gigstad surname rose 3,144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gigstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gigstad last name are 27.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Gigstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning 326,049 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gigstead93161/
Gigstadt930/
Sigstad86289/
Igstadt866/
Jigstad863/
Gegstad860/
Siegstad80250/
Heggstad80187/
Häggstad8011/
Sigstadt800/
Egstad77241/
Eigkstadt753/
Gichstead750/
Hegstad71779/
Jegstad7125/
Jägstad7110/
Eikstad718/
Ikstadt714/
Dzigsta711/
Egstead711/
Ickstadt67510/
Eikstadt6751/
Eikestad6719/
Hegstead674/
Ikshtadt672/
Eichstad671/
Gaikstas671/
Hickstad670/
Hegstadt670/
Ichstead670/
Eickstad670/

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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 Gigstad
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