Nafstad Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nafstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1771:29,0524,000
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nafstad Last Name Facts

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

Nafstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nafstad is the 978,274th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Nafstad are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 29,052. In Norway Nafstad is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 3 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Barring Norway this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Nafstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nafstad are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nafstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 82.51% more than the national average, earning 631,641 kr per year and in United States they earn 72.15% more than the national average, earning $74,282 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nefstad8620/
Nefstead8073/
Nabsta771/
Nevstad7185/
Novstad7126/
Newstad7111/
Newstead673,533/
Newstadt67169/
Nevstadt671/
Newstaad670/
Newstat5771/

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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 Nafstad
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