Kjelstad Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjelstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjelstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2511:20,4872,630
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kjelstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kjelstad is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kjelstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjelstad? popularity and diffusion

Kjelstad is the 812,930th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kjelstad reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Kjelstad is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 20,487. In Norway Kjelstad is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent live, Central Norway, where 33 percent live and Western Norway, where 11 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Kjelstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kjelstad last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kjelstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning 401,435 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjellstad9458/
Kjlstad933/
Kjetilstad8924/
Kjellstadt890/
Kjølstad88468/
Gjelstad88370/
Kjölstad8811/
Gjellstad8246/
Gjellestad78183/
Kjøllestad787/
Gjølstad75133/
Gjilstad750/
Cslstat538/

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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 Kjelstad
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