Leivestad Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Leivestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leivestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2471:20,8192,677
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Leivestad Last Name Facts

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

Leivestad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leivestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leivestad is the 862,604th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. Leivestad is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Leivestad are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 20,819. In Norway Leivestad is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 60 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent are found and Central Norway, where 2 percent are found. Besides Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brunei, where 0 percent are found.

Leivestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leivestad are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Leivestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning 370,844 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.5% more than the national average, earning $53,720 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Livestead890/
Levesta880/
Levestai821/
Liveta80769/
Leveta8048/
Levetas7533/
Levista756/
Livetah754/
Levetta752/
Lavesta752/
Levesto751/
Leveteau7144/
Leuwesta712/
Lievesto711/
Lievieta711/
Levistay711/
Levessto710/
Levita672,738/
Lebeta67986/
Lebita67691/
Livita67114/
Lewita6778/
Leveto6777/
Laveta6744/
Levyta6740/
Louvestai673/
Leweta672/

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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 Leivestad
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