Jerstad Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jerstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2091:24,6043,270
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Jerstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 766,190th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Jerstad is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Jerstad live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia.

Jerstad is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 24,604. In Norway Jerstad is most frequent in: Southern Norway, where 61 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent reside and Western Norway, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Jerstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jerstad surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Jerstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning 332,318 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.67% more than the national average, earning $53,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $45,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tjerstad9312/
Hjerstad931/
Jjerstad930/
Erstad921,453/
Herstad86688/
Gerstad8620/
Serstad8617/
Ehrstad860/
Ersta8383/
Jearrstead820/
Gerstadt8068/
Herstead8017/
Gierstad804/
Ershtadt804/
Sersta7747/
Erstea771/
Erstha771/
Gersta771/
Erstat771/
Hersztadt755/
Sirstad7126/
Hirstad7115/
Serstha7111/
Geirsta717/
Tgersta710/
Herstatt6730/
Hyerstay6728/
Ersto6710/
Cersto623/
Sersto622/
Sirsta622/
Erstey621/
Herrsthast591/
Cîrstea573,796/
Cirstai574/
Giersto572/
Gerstos571/
Serstou571/
Ershtey571/
Gershtey531/

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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 Jerstad
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