Hegstad Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Hegstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:906,14768,222
Norway3721:13,8231,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hegstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hegstad occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hegstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 439,664th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,355,001 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Hegstad reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Hegstad is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States Hegstad is most common in: Minnesota, where 20 percent live, Washington, where 19 percent live and North Dakota, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 48 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Hegstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hegstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hegstad last name expanded 4,444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hegstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hegstad are 1.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hegstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning 323,215 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $42,637 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggstad93187/
Hegstead934/
Hegstadt930/
Egstad92241/
Hoegstead883/
Hogstad86880/
Hagstad8651/
Jegstad8625/
Egstead861/
Gegstad860/
Hogstead8043/
Häggstad8011/
Haagstad809/
Ahgstadt801/
Hogstadt800/
Ogstad7735/
Agstad775/
Eigkstadt753/
Gigstad71318/
Hokstad71306/
Hakstad7119/
Ekstadt7119/
Jägstad7110/
Eikstad718/
Igstadt716/
Jigstad713/
Hagstat711/
Ekstead710/
Eckstad710/
Heiskstadt710/
Heuckstadt710/
Haakstad67176/
Gigstead67161/
Hockstad67118/
Eckstadt6792/
Eikstadt6751/
Ochstadt6731/
Eksta6727/
Jekstadt6725/
Eikestad6719/
Eichstad671/
Heckstay671/
Hickstad670/
Gigstadt670/
Ichstead670/
Eickstad670/

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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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  • 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 Hegstad
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