Hennestad Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hennestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hennestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway571:90,21612,446
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Hennestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hennestad is found most frequently in Norway. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Hennestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennestad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Hennestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hennestad live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 90,216. In Norway Hennestad is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent are found and Western Norway, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 2 percent are found and Singapore, where 2 percent are found.

Hennestad Last Name Statistics demography

Hennestad earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning 333,669 kr 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
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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 Hennestad
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