Hestnes Surname
Approximately 776 people bear this surname
Hestnes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 678 | 1:7,584 | 786 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Hestnes Demographics
Average Hestnes Salary in
United States
$53,890 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hestnes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hestnes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hestnes is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hestnes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 440,964th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. Hestnes occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hestnes are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Hestnes is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 678 people, or 1 in 7,584. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 37 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 34 percent reside and Central Norway, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Norway Hestnes occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Iceland, where 2 percent reside.
Hestnes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hestnes are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hestnes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning 348,832 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $53,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $44,720 CAD 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
- 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 Hestnes
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