Molstad Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Molstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:509,07242,697
Norway3701:13,8981,603
Canada731:504,73442,927
France61:11,070,454349,096
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Molstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molstad is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Molstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Molstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molstad is the 320,306th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,244,684 people. The surname Molstad is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Molstad reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Molstad is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States Molstad is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 22 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and Washington, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States Molstad occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Molstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Molstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Molstad surname grew 2,297 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Molstad are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Molstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning 293,435 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.4% more than the national average, earning $63,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molstead9342/
Molstadt930/
Molsta920/
Mollestad88211/
Mollstead880/
Mulstad8677/
Molesta8634/
Malstad866/
Molstap861/
Molstod860/
Mollstaidt820/
Malstead8032/
Maalstad805/
Mulstead800/
Malsta772/
Molsto771/
Mahlstadt75106/
Muhlstadt7534/
Mutelstad755/
Mahlstead753/
Mhalstead751/
Malesta7126/
Molesto713/
Mahlsteadt713/
Malstat711/
Malstas711/
Malstoa711/
Malsto621/
Mahlsteatt590/

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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
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  • 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 Molstad
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