Horstad Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Horstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway891:57,7788,270
Denmark111:513,15632,022
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Horstad Last Name Facts

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

Horstad occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Horstad is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Horstad reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Horstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 57,778. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 81 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Horstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Horstad surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horstad Last Name Statistics demography

Horstad earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.32% more than the national average, earning 457,940 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horstead93449/
Horrstad931/
Orstad92363/
Horsta9211/
Harstad862,290/
Jorstad86961/
Herstad86688/
Orstead8681/
Hurstad867/
Orstadt863/
Khorsta861/
Ehrstad860/
Haarstad80556/
Harstead80100/
Charstad8033/
Jorstead8024/
Herstead8017/
Harstadt809/
Horshtay804/
Uhrstadt804/
Jorstadt801/
Horsthah801/
Hurstead800/
Erstad771,453/
Urstad77247/
Arstad77233/
Harsta7796/
Jorsta775/
Horsto771/
Orstat770/
Hersztadt755/
Haarstead751/
Haarstadt750/
Aarstad71923/
Goursta71578/
Aurstad71274/
Garstad71263/
Jarstad71213/
Urstadt71171/
Gurstad718/
Harstea717/
Charsta716/
Arstead714/
Harshta712/
Orsthai711/
Gorstta711/
Hurstat710/
Arsta6731/
Herstatt6730/
Aarstead675/
Ershtadt674/
Khorstey672/
Gurstadt672/

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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 Horstad
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