Gistrand Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gistrand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gistrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden231:428,12030,474
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gistrand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gistrand is found most in Sweden. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gistrand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Gistrand occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gistrand live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden Gistrand is most prevalent in: Östergötland County, where 48 percent live, Södermanland County, where 30 percent live and Stockholm County, where 17 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

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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 Gistrand
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