Hanstad Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hanstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3591:14,3241,660
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hanstad Last Name Facts

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

Hanstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hanstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hanstad is the 462,174th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,982,940 people. The surname Hanstad is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Hanstad reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 14,324. In Norway Hanstad is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 79 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 10 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Hanstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hanstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hanstad surname expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hanstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hanstad surname are 9.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hanstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning 331,186 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,134 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 Hanstad
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