Kvestad Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Kvestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 77 | 1:66,783 | 9,424 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
Kvestad Demographics
Average Kvestad Salary in
United States
$55,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kvestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kvestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kvestad is found most in Norway. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kvestad? popularity and diffusion
Kvestad is the 1,683,218th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kvestad reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 66,783. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 42 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.
Kvestad Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kvestad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.34% less than the national average, earning 289,537 kr per year and in United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.
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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 Kvestad
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