Ilestad Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ilestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway361:142,84118,058
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ilestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ilestad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ilestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ilestad are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 142,841. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent are found, Western Norway, where 42 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Ilestad Last Name Statistics demography

Ilestad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning 300,907 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilestad931/
Ilstad92147/
Ilesta926/
Hillestad881,890/
Gillestad8811/
Hilstad86450/
Gilstad86252/
Ulestad8649/
Illesta869/
Illstad868/
Elestad867/
Ilstead861/
Hilesta861/
Ilstadt861/
Ileta83257/
Hillestead8212/
Hillestadt822/
Ellestad80864/
Ullestad80344/
Hillstad8074/
Gilstead8032/
Elgestad8029/
Hilstead805/
Hilstadt802/
Illestas801/
Hillesta801/
Hielstad800/
Isleta772,092/
Elstad771,364/
Ulstad77468/
Gileta77422/
Jileta7719/
Elesta7719/
Hileta779/
Iletha775/
Iletta771/
Gilsta771/
Uileta771/
Ileyta771/
Ileita771/
Hillstead75685/
Helgestad75473/
Hyllestad75129/
Hellestad7558/
Hillistad7529/
Ullestead752/
Helaestad751/
Hillestat751/
Ettlestad751/
Ellestead751/
Yillstead750/
Ellestadt750/
Giletta711,106/
Helstad71478/
Jølstad7160/
Gilleta7159/
Ullstad7152/
Elstadt7139/
Gilheta7130/
Elstead7124/
Eilysta716/
Gillsta714/
Yolesta714/
Ellstad713/
Giletat712/
Gilista712/
Hyllestead712/
Yolstad712/
Hilista711/
Jieleta711/
Ulstead711/
Ileatta711/
Iglista711/
Eliesta710/
Ellesta710/
Ileto671,615/
Eleta671,110/
Gilletta6753/
Ilita6731/
Hellstad6726/
Jleta6716/
Hillstat6710/
Elsta674/
Helstead672/
Yileetta671/
Hellesta671/
Hylstead671/
Hyllstad671/
Heleszta671/
Ellstead670/
Ellestod670/
Ellistad670/
Hulstead670/
Gelstead670/

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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 Ilestad
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