Grefstad Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Grefstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 201 | 1:25,584 | 3,445 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Grefstad Demographics
Average Grefstad Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Grefstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Grefstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Grefstad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Grefstad? popularity and diffusion
The surname Grefstad is the 1,058,336th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Grefstad reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 25,584. In Norway Grefstad is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Norway this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.
Grefstad Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Grefstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning 383,936 kr per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grevstad | 88 | 401 | / |
| Grebstad | 88 | 291 | / |
| Grafstad | 88 | 0 | / |
| Greivstad | 82 | 13 | / |
| Gruvstad | 75 | 28 | / |
| Gribstad | 75 | 5 | / |
| Grufstedt | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kyrvestad | 71 | 50 | / |
| Gerbstadt | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kärvestad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Grafstedt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krafstead | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kjorvestad | 67 | 90 | / |
| Graffstedt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kjervestad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Graffstädt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Grauvstadt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerfstedt | 59 | 34 | / |
| Kärfstedt | 59 | 32 | / |
| Karfstedt | 59 | 7 | / |
| Gruvstedt | 59 | 6 | / |
| Kärvestedt | 56 | 15 | / |
| Karvestedt | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Grefstad
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