Kalstad Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kalstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3851:13,3571,524
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kalstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalstad is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590,896th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname Kalstad is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kalstad live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

Kalstad is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 13,357. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 45 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Beside Norway this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Kalstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kalstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kalstad last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kalstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalstad last name are 17.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning 348,118 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.95% more than the national average, earning $53,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaalstad93128/
Kallstad9325/
Kalstead932/
Kalestad931/
Kallestad88716/
Kahlstadt8887/
Kallstadt881/
Kallstead880/
Kolstad864,809/
Kalstat860/
Calstad860/
Kallestead820/
Kollstad8042/
Kolstead8024/
Kolshtad801/
Kolstadt800/
Calstead800/
Calstadt800/
Kohlstadt7587/
Cahlstadt7533/
Kahlstatt7515/
Colstad71138/
Kohlsteadt718/
Casselstad716/
Kolstod710/
Colstadt672/
Colstead671/
Kohlsteat631/
Colstat570/

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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 Kalstad
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