Harkestad Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Harkestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harkestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2181:23,5883,095
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Harkestad Last Name Facts

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

Harkestad occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harkestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harkestad is the 1,095,216th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Harkestad live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 23,588. In Norway Harkestad is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 83 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Harkestad Last Name Statistics demography

Harkestad earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning 346,615 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arkestad9412/
Kharketa821/
Charketa821/
Arketa8063/
Harkita752/
Arkieta752/
Arceta671,309/
Arkita67328/
Orketa672/
Arqeta671/
Arketo671/

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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 Harkestad
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