Kvelstad Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvelstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvelstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway701:73,46110,305
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Kvelstad Last Name Facts

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

Kvelstad is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvelstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kvelstad is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Kvelstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Kvelstad are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 73,461. In Norway Kvelstad is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent are found and Western Norway, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Norway Kvelstad is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Kvelstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kvelstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning 394,791 kr per year and in United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvellestad89116/
Kivelstadt894/
Kvalstad8880/
Kvilstad8825/
Gavelstad8253/
Cavlsted631/

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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 Kvelstad
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