Harlestad Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Harlestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harlestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Harlestad Last Name Facts

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

Harlestad occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Harlestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Harlestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Harlestad is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Harlestad live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

Harlestad is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Harlestad is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 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
  • 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 Harlestad
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