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

Molstad is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Molstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Molstad? popularity and diffusion

Molstad is the 320,306th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,244,684 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Molstad live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 22 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found and Washington, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Molstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Molstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Molstad last name increased 2,297 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Molstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Molstad last name are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.38% being registered with the 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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