Holmstad Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Holmstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holmstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1611:31,9404,447
Denmark171:332,04223,714
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Holmstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holmstad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Holmstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Holmstad are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 31,940. In Norway Holmstad is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live, Northern Norway, where 39 percent live and Central Norway, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Holmstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holmstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holmstad surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Holmstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Holmstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.22% less than the national average, earning 286,499 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $32,771 USD 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 Holmstad
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