Lystad Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lystad Surname User-submission:

The Norwegian surname Lystad comes from the name of a farm by the same name in Akershus, Norway.

Lystad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0691:4,810451
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lystad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Norwegian surname Lystad comes from the name of a farm by the same name in Akershus, Norway.

- sep780

Lystad is a Norwegian surname, denoting a person that came from Lystad (Shelter city).

- deleted-173293

Lystad Last Name Facts

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

Lystad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lystad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lystad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,292nd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,050,274 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lystad live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 1,069 people, or 1 in 4,810. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Western Norway, where 20 percent are found and Central Norway, where 8 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Lystad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lystad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lystad last name grew 2,462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lystad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lystad are 8.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lystad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning 333,794 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,598 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lydstad921/
Lysta916/
Hlysta8344/
Listad8335/
Lestad8312/
Lystau835/
Lyshta832/
Lyta80264/
Leistad77377/
Ljøstad77139/
Ljåstad7744/
Lystash7720/
Lidstad7714/
Liestad773/
Leystah771/
Lestead771/
Listead771/
Ledstad770/
Lista7311,057/
Lesta731,849/
Lyota7390/
Lytas7359/
Lytau7352/
Leyta7333/
Litad7330/
Layta7327/
Hlyta7324/
Lytai7314/
Loyta7313/
Lytaj739/
Lytta735/
Lytha735/
Letad732/
Litstadt711/
Lytash67205/
Lestas67170/
Hlista67167/
Llesta6788/
Leshta6784/
Litaud6778/
Lestat6773/
Listau6772/
Listea6756/
Hlísta6755/
Liszta6725/
Listas6724/
Laytay6719/
Lestau6716/
Lestai6714/
Liesta6713/
Listha6712/
Leszta6711/
Letaud679/
Lyttau678/
Lestha678/
Lohyta678/
Lahyta676/
Listat676/
Listah675/
Lyseto675/
Lestah675/
Leitad675/
Loytaz674/
Lettad674/
Lytach672/
Lejsta672/
Littad672/
Lytasz672/
Lythga671/
Leytas671/
Lestaz671/
Lyuita671/
Leytai671/
Laytoa671/
Leista671/
Listoa671/
Lestod671/
Loista671/
Lyttas671/
Laytah671/
Leytah671/
Lytats671/
Lestap670/
Luidstadt670/

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