Nerstad Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Nerstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Norway541:95,22813,033
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nerstad Last Name Facts

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

Nerstad is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Nerstad are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Nerstad is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 31 percent live, Tennessee, where 24 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 46 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Nerstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nerstad last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nerstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 35.27% more than the national average, earning 468,126 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerrstead880/
Norstad86345/
Nesrsta86303/
Närstad8614/
Narstad861/
Norstadt8037/
Naarstad809/
Norrstad807/
Norstead806/
Nahrstadt7564/
Norstat710/

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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 Nerstad
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