Heskestad Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Heskestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heskestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2201:23,3743,064
United States191:19,076,786604,894
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Heskestad Last Name Facts

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

Heskestad is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heskestad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,044,719th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Heskestad live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Heskestad is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 23,374. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 48 percent live, Southern Norway, where 26 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Heskestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heskestad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heskestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Heskestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning 359,866 kr per year and in United States they earn 51.29% less than the national average, earning $21,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskestad9413/
Ekestad887/
Hesketa881/
Askestad8279/
Eikestad8219/
Eckestad827/
Cheketa75417/
Kheketa7513/
Eketa71196/
Esquesta7179/
Khekheta711/
Hickeystead702/
Hiketa67344/
Ekeata6782/
Heceta6711/
Geketa678/
Eketai674/
Ekieta673/
Eketas673/
Eketoa671/
Ezketa671/
Ekeita671/
Ekehta671/
Eketha671/
Hekita671/
Chickesta670/
Chechesta670/

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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 Heskestad
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