Meistad Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Meistad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meistad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1431:35,9605,095
United States571:6,358,929302,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meistad Last Name Facts

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

Meistad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meistad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. Meistad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Meistad are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 35,960. In Norway it is most common in: Central Norway, where 74 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found.

Meistad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meistad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meistad last name grew 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meistad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meistad surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Meistad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.85% less than the national average, earning 287,764 kr per year and in United States they earn 29.28% less than the national average, earning $30,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meistadt930/
Mestad92216/
Meista9211/
Mistad929/
Maestad8636/
Mejstad8619/
Møistad8617/
Meistas8610/
Mistead867/
Maistad867/
Meistat861/
Mijstad861/
Mestead860/
Mestadt860/
Mesta8310,361/
Mista833,039/
Meita83929/
Metad8321/
Mitad832/
Majestad80433/
Mexstead804/
Mitstead802/
Meystadt802/
Majistad802/
Midtstad801/
Mestas777,222/
Miszta771,086/
Moesta77487/
Mistas77466/
Meitay77444/
Maesta77374/
Mestaz77216/
Meitah77210/
Mastad77184/
Mestha77168/
Mishta7778/
Mistai7778/
Mestat7771/
Mistat7767/
Mestah7765/
Mistau7747/
Mistah7740/
Methad7735/
Maista7735/
Meshta7734/
Meitai7729/
Meitha7712/
Metaid7710/
Mistay779/
Mehsta778/
Mistha777/
Mitaud776/
Mithad775/
Mehtad774/
Mittad774/
Mettad773/
Mestay773/
Meitta773/
Metaud773/
Maitad772/
Mestaş772/
Mejita772/
Mestai772/
Meetad772/
Meesta771/
Mistap771/
Midtad771/
Mistod771/
Meitat771/
Mestta771/
Mestaj771/
Meztad771/
Miesta770/
Meistaite752/
Meistaitė751/
Maishtadt751/
Meta7383,738/
Mita7380,065/
Mestach71312/
Moustad71207/
Maistat7198/
Mittaud7192/
Meastas7171/
Møystad7161/
Mestais7137/
Maxstad7134/
Maastad7129/
Meiheta7127/
Meithay7124/
Mishtha7116/
Mayesta7115/
Majesta7112/
Mettaud7111/
Mehatad7110/
Misthah719/
Mistach717/
Messtai717/
Meištas716/
Mistasz715/
Maestat713/
Mithaud713/
Mesthaa713/
Meietta713/
Mayista713/
H'Meita712/
Muidsta712/
Mastaud712/
Mejitha711/
Maithad711/
Maustad711/
Masthad711/
Mistaph711/
Misztat711/
Meittah711/
Mashtad711/
Maiitad711/
Maistas711/
Majista711/
Misstaa711/
Misteau711/
Meitait711/
Metahad711/
Messtta711/
Mestasz711/
Methajd711/
Mistahu711/
Meihata711/
Messtas711/
Mijista711/
Mehta67400,641/
Maita6738,373/
Metta6718,859/
Mgeta6711,550/
Moita6710,592/
Mitta679,753/
Mitha677,228/
Muita676,492/
Metha676,393/
Moustaid675,668/
Metaj674,973/
Masta673,442/
Mitas672,355/
Mitau671,670/
Mmeta671,414/
Metay671,110/
Mesto671,081/
Misto671,077/
Maeta671,057/
Mheta67816/
Mitat67741/
Mitay67706/
Moeta67665/
Metea67626/
Miota67624/
Mitai67519/
Meeta67501/
Metas67498/
Metai67398/
Midta67396/
Meyta67286/
Mezta67284/
Matad67249/
Metah67215/
Metat67209/
Mitaj67197/
Mitaa67154/
Mejta67152/
Mitaľ67125/
Maxstadt67116/
Metoa67116/
Maystead67102/
Meito67102/
Meata67101/
Mitah6783/
Mišta6769/
Mieta6765/
Mishtach6762/
Mueta6762/
Mitap6758/
Maystadt6747/
Metod6739/
Metaa6739/
Mhita6738/
Metap6730/
Maxstead6729/
Mitač6729/
Moustaud6728/
Mgita6719/
Mysta6717/
Miśta6713/
Mistò6712/
Midstate679/
Mihta679/
Meuta679/
Mehataid679/
Medta678/
Mitoa678/
Mistó677/
Mitod677/
Maesthat677/
Mmita676/
'Meta675/
Moustaad675/
Myeta673/
Mexta672/
Moustaïd672/
Mizta672/
Maisetta672/
Maxstadh672/
Mixta672/
H'Meitta671/
Metau671/
Maggista671/
Mitga671/
Mitaś671/
Mitaş671/
Mésta671/
Metga671/
Meystate670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meistad
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