Jorstad Surname

373,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Jorstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jorstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7991:453,64138,803
Norway631:81,62411,355
Canada561:657,95753,499
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Jorstad Last Name Facts

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

Jorstad occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 373,124th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,583,294 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Jorstad live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Jorstad is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 453,641. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Jorstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jorstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jorstad surname rose 1,902 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jorstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jorstad surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jorstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning 323,388 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $56,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jorstead9324/
Joerstad934/
Jorstadt931/
Jorsta925/
Josrstead881/
Jarstad86213/
Horstad86106/
Corstad860/
Horstead80449/
Horrstad801/
Corstead801/
Corsta771/
Harstad712,290/
Carstad7126/
Sarstad715/
Corstea713/
Soorsta711/
Jearrstead710/
Haarstad67556/
Harstead67100/
Charstad6733/
Harstadt679/
Carstead674/
Sarstadt672/
Haarstead631/
Haarstadt630/
Zarsta621/
Jarzta621/
Cârstea57425/
Carstai5732/
Yarstah571/
Sarstha571/
Yorshtoh531/
Hyarstay530/
Haarsstat500/

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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 Jorstad
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