Lofstad Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Lofstad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 199 | 1:25,841 | 3,488 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Löfstad (18) are calculated separately.
Lofstad Demographics
Average Lofstad Salary in
United States
$32,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lofstad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lofstad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lofstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Löfstad. For other possible spellings of Lofstad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lofstad? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lofstad is the 980,795th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Lofstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Lofstad are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 25,841. In Norway Lofstad is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 79 percent live, Southern Norway, where 15 percent live and Western Norway, where 4 percent live. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Lofstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lofstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lofstad surname expanded 980 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lofstad Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lofstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.65% less than the national average, earning 305,762 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $32,389 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 Lofstad
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