Meistad Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Meistad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 143 | 1:35,960 | 5,095 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Meistad Demographics
Average Meistad Salary in
United States
$30,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meistad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meistad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meistad is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meistad? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meistad is the 1,185,157th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 occurring in Norway, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 35,960. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 74 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 13 percent live and Western Norway, where 8 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live.
Meistad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meistad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meistad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meistad last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the 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.
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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 Meistad
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