Igelstad Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Igelstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igelstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway391:131,85317,004
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Igelstad Last Name Facts

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

Igelstad occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Igelstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Igelstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Igelstad is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Igelstad live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Igelstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 131,853. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Not including Norway Igelstad exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Igelstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Igelstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.18% less than the national average, earning 248,556 kr per year and in United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingelstad9424/
Hingelstad891/
Ugelstad88285/
Egelstad8876/
Engelstad821,618/
Hegelstad82186/
Engelstadt788/
Engelstead785/
Inglestadt780/
Huglstad7524/
Egilstad7519/
Uglestad753/
Englstad751/
Eglestad751/
Ejelstad751/
Englestad7191/
Englestead6769/
Englestadt671/
Egelsto670/
Yglestas631/
Egglesta631/
Englesta630/
Eglesto530/

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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 Igelstad
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