Kulstad Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kulstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1681:30,6094,223
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kulstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kulstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 735,823rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name Kulstad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Kulstad reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Kulstad is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 30,609. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 62 percent live, Central Norway, where 22 percent live and Northern Norway, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent live.

Kulstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kulstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kulstad last name rose 4,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kulstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kulstad surname are 9.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kulstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.95% less than the national average, earning 273,583 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kullstad9313/
Kolstad864,809/
Kollstad8042/
Kilestad8025/
Kolstead8024/
Kolshtad801/
Kolstadt800/
Colstad71138/
Koellstadt711/
Kolstod710/
Colstadt672/
Colstead671/
Colstat570/
Coulstot530/

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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
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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 Kulstad
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