Karlstad Surname

323,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Karlstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7351:6,996704
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Karlstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlstad is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlstad? popularity and diffusion

Karlstad is the 323,593rd most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,325,995 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Karlstad live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Karlstad is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 6,996. In Norway Karlstad is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 80 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Western Norway, where 5 percent are found. Other than Norway it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Karlstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karlstad are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Karlstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning 318,763 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $52,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlstadt9420/
Karlstead942/
Karlshtadt891/
Carlstad88102/
Karlstat886/
Karilshtadt8411/
Karelshtadt841/
Carlstead8290/
Carlstadt8213/
Carlsteadt781/
Carllstadt780/
Carlsteat710/
Carlstodt710/

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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 Karlstad
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