Kjølstad Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjølstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjølstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4631:11,1061,238
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kjlstad (3) are calculated separately.

Kjølstad Last Name Facts

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

Kjølstad is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kjlstad. Click here for other possible spellings of Kjølstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjølstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kjølstad are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Kjølstad is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 11,106. In Norway Kjølstad is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent live, Central Norway, where 19 percent live and Western Norway, where 12 percent live. Barring Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent live and Turkey, where 0 percent live.

Kjølstad Last Name Statistics demography

Kjølstad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning 314,277 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjlstad983/
Kjøllestad897/
Kjelstad88343/
Gjølstad88133/
Kjölstad8811/
Kjellstad8258/
Kjellstadt780/
Gjelstad75370/
Kilestad7525/
Gjilstad750/
Gjellstad7146/
Gjellestad67183/
Kittelstad6785/
Kittilstad6734/
Kittlestad674/
Kittelstead632/
Kittlestead631/
Kylestach591/
Celesta53114/
Cslstat538/
Kilesto531/
Celestat501/

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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 Kjølstad
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