Herstad Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Herstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4341:11,8491,337
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Denmark121:470,39330,183
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Herstad Last Name Facts

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

Herstad is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herstad is the 483,673rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. Herstad is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Herstad are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 11,849. In Norway Herstad is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent live, Western Norway, where 31 percent live and Central Norway, where 17 percent live. Apart from Norway it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Herstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herstad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Herstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herstad last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Herstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning 347,525 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $50,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.44% less than the national average, earning $43,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herstead9317/
Hjerstad931/
Erstad921,453/
Hersta929/
Hersztadt885/
Harstad862,290/
Jerstad86372/
Horstad86106/
Ihrstad8632/
Gerstad8620/
Hirstad8615/
Ehrstad860/
Ersta8383/
Haarstad80556/
Horstead80449/
Harstead80100/
Gerstadt8068/
Herstatt8030/
Harstadt809/
Ershtadt804/
Horrstad801/
Orstad77363/
Arstad77233/
Yrstad7717/
Irstad7712/
Jrstad7710/
Erstea771/
Gersta771/
Erstat771/
Erstha771/
Hershtoha752/
Haarstead751/
Haarstadt750/
Jørstad711,095/
Aarstad71923/
Orstead7181/
Hirstea7110/
Arstead714/
Chirsta714/
Orstadt713/
Herrsthast711/
Khirsta711/
Khersto711/
Jearrstead710/
Chirstea6728/
Heřta6714/
Ersto6710/
Aarstead675/

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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 Herstad
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