Krakstad Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Krakstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krakstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Krakstad Last Name Facts

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

Krakstad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Krakstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Krakstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Krakstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Krakstad reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Krakstad is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 56 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 39 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Norway it is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krokstad88219/
Kragstad8847/
Krauksta882/
Krokstadt820/
Kragsta800/
Krockstead780/
Krogstad753,153/
Krocksta750/
Krogstadt7122/
Krogstead711/
Cragstead710/
Creekstead670/

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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 Krakstad
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