Jølstad Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jølstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jølstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway581:88,66012,230
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Jølstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jølstad is found most in Norway. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jølstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jølstad is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Jølstad is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jølstad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 88,660. In Norway Jølstad is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 78 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Jølstad Last Name Statistics demography

Jølstad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning 388,584 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjølstad9362/
Jelstad86178/
Jölstad861/
Hjelstad8011/
Jelstadt802/
Elstad771,364/
Ilstad77147/
Jellestad75131/
Helstad71478/
Selstad71460/
Hilstad71450/
Gilstad71252/
Hjellestad71156/
Slåstad7140/
Ilestad7139/
Elstadt7139/
Elstead7124/
Schjelstad719/
Illstad718/
Elestad717/
Ellstad713/
Yolstad712/
Ilstadt711/
Ilstead711/
Ellestad67864/
Hillstad6774/
Gilstead6732/
Hellstad6726/
Selstead6717/
Sellstad677/
Hilstead675/
Helstead672/
Hilstadt672/
Hilestad671/
Hylstead671/
Hyllstad671/
Gielstad671/
Ellstead670/
Silstead670/
Hielstad670/
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
  • 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 Jølstad
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