Gilstad Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Gilstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 195 | 1:1,858,764 | 121,141 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gilstad Demographics
Gilstad Political Affiliation
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Gilstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilstad is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilstad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Gilstad live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States Gilstad is primarily concentrated in: North Dakota, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 23 percent are found.
Gilstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gilstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilstad last name grew 19,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gilstad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gilstad are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.
The amount Gilstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning 305,090 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,165 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilstead | 93 | 32 | / |
| Gielstad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Guilstad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ilstad | 92 | 147 | / |
| Gilsta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gillestad | 88 | 11 | / |
| Hilstad | 86 | 450 | / |
| Glestad | 86 | 65 | / |
| Ilestad | 86 | 39 | / |
| Glæstad | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gilstap | 86 | 18 | / |
| Illstad | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gillsta | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ilstead | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ilstadt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hillstad | 80 | 74 | / |
| Gällstad | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gyllstad | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hilstead | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hilstadt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hilestad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gillstap | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hielstad | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gelstead | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gilstach | 80 | 0 | / |
| Silstead | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elstad | 77 | 1,364 | / |
| Glesta | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gllsta | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cilsta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hillestad | 75 | 1,890 | / |
| Hillstead | 75 | 685 | / |
| Gyllestad | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gaellstad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yillstead | 75 | 0 | / |
| Helstad | 71 | 478 | / |
| Selstad | 71 | 460 | / |
| Jelstad | 71 | 178 | / |
| Jølstad | 71 | 60 | / |
| Slåstad | 71 | 40 | / |
| Elstadt | 71 | 39 | / |
| Elstead | 71 | 24 | / |
| Hillestead | 71 | 12 | / |
| Elestad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ellstad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hillestadt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yolstad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jölstad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilstop | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ellestad | 67 | 864 | / |
| Sjølstad | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hellstad | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chelstad | 67 | 20 | / |
| Selstead | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hjelstad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hillstat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sellstad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gilsttop | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jelstadt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Helstead | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyllstad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hylstead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellstead | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gilstad
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