Krokstad Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Krokstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krokstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2081:24,7233,295
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

Krokstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krokstad has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krokstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,111,382nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Krokstad are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 24,723. In Norway Krokstad is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Barring Norway Krokstad is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Krokstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Krokstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning 299,606 kr per year and in United States they earn 52.05% more than the national average, earning $65,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krokstadt940/
Krockstead890/
Krogstad883,153/
Krakstad8819/
Krocksta880/
Krogstadt8222/
Krogstead821/
Kragstad7547/
Krauksta752/
Kragsta670/
Creekstead670/
Cragstead590/

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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 Krokstad
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