Høgstad Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Høgstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høgstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Høgstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Høgstad occurs most in Norway. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Høgstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Høgstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Høgstad reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 48,059. In Norway Høgstad is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 38 percent reside and Western Norway, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Høgstad Last Name Statistics demography

Høgstad earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.93% less than the national average, earning 277,115 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Øgstad929/
Høgsted86277/
Hægstad8678/
Høgstedt8048/
Gustad77700/
Økstad7768/
Gastad771/
Gastaud711,880/
Gaustad711,770/
Håkstad7177/
Gustado7140/
Gustadi7132/
Gastado7112/
Gostado719/
Hgstedt714/
Kjøstad712/
Gusatad711/
Khastad711/
Gustadt711/
Gostadi711/
Gastadi711/
Guastad711/
Gastaudo67364/
Gastaidi6712/
Gastaudi677/
Gasteaud673/
Gastadao671/
Gastuado671/
Gaustaud671/
Goustadt670/

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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 Høgstad
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