Nesterud Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nesterud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesterud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Norway121:428,52437,411
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Nesterud Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nesterud is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesterud? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Nesterud live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Nesterud is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 161,422. In Sweden Nesterud is primarily found in: Jämtland County, where 46 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 41 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Sweden Nesterud occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Nesterud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nesterud has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nesterud Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nesterud earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning 300,032 kr per year and in United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesteru935/
Nosterud8832/
Nysterud8810/
Nesterux882/
Nösterud881/
Neteru862,093/
Netteru803/
Nieterau7552/
Netherou750/
Neaterous7114/
Nisteruch717/
Nashtorud711/
Netterhus711/
Nesterhot710/
Niterou675/
Netheroot592/
Nisterooy591/
Nitirut531/
Nittérus505/
Nithiruj501/

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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 Nesterud
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