Hjelstad Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hjelstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjelstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hjelstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjelstad is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hjelstad is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Hjelstad live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia.

Hjelstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Hjelstad Last Name Statistics demography

Hjelstad earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.01% less than the national average, earning 242,212 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helstad93478/
Jelstad93178/
Hjellestad89156/
Schjelstad899/
Hellstad8826/
Chelstad8820/
Jelstadt882/
Helstead882/
Hielstad880/
Elstad861,364/
Jellestad82131/
Hellestad8258/
Healstead821/
Hellstadt820/
Selstad80460/
Hilstad80450/
Jølstad8060/
Elstadt8039/
Elstead8024/
Elestad807/
Ellstad803/
Jölstad801/
Hesselstad7816/
Elsta774/
Ellestad75864/
Hillstad7574/
Sjølstad7562/
Selstead7517/
Sellstad757/
Hilstead755/
Hilstadt752/
Hyllstad751/
Gielstad751/
Hilestad751/
Hylstead751/
Gelstead750/
Ellstead750/
Hillestad711,890/
Hillstead71685/
Hyllestad71129/
Elesta7119/
Ellestead711/
Elstod710/
Ellestadt710/
Gilstad67252/
Slåstad6740/
Hillestead6712/
Elshtaa674/
Zellsta672/
Hillestadt672/
Hyllestead672/
Ellesta670/

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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 Hjelstad
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