Jørstad Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Jørstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jørstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0701:4,806450
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Jrstad (10) are calculated separately.

Jørstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jørstad is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Jrstad. For other possible spellings of Jørstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jørstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 336,565th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,655,293 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jørstad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 1,070 people, or 1 in 4,806. In Norway Jørstad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent are found, Central Norway, where 23 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Jørstad Last Name Statistics demography

Jørstad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning 327,974 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jrstad9710/
Sørstad8626/
Jørstadova823/
Erstad771,453/
Yrstad7717/
Irstad7712/
Herstad71688/
Ihrstad7132/
Chrstad7121/
Gerstad7120/
Hirstad7115/
Ehrstad710/
Gerstadt6768/
Herstead6717/
Ershtadt674/
Hersztadt635/
Erstat621/
Herstatt5330/

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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 Jørstad
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