Kvikstad Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kvikstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kvikstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1331:38,6645,495
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kvikstad Last Name Facts

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

Kvikstad is found most frequently in Norway. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvikstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Kvikstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kvikstad live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 38,664. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 12 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 3 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Kvikstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kvikstad last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kvikstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning 307,310 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning $42,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvikkstad943/
Kvigstad8832/
Kvakstad885/
Kvakestad8212/
Kvakkestad7860/
Qvigstad75165/

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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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  • 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 Kvikstad
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