Norsted Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Norsted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1121:45,9136,570
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Denmark131:434,20928,556
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Norsted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norsted has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norsted? popularity and diffusion

The surname Norsted is the 1,155,901st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Norsted live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 45,913. In Norway Norsted is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Western Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Norsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Norsted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Norsted last name expanded 3,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Norsted are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Norsted earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning 303,642 kr per year and in United States they earn 80.44% more than the national average, earning $77,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norstedt93665/
Norstead936/
Nohrstedt8885/
Norster86116/
Narsted8613/
Nerstedt8019/
Nörstedt804/
Narstedt803/
Norstter801/
Noursteh801/
Neersted801/
Närstedt801/
Norjte771/
Norsti771/
Nahrstedt75961/
Nerrstead750/
Narstis572/
Narshti571/

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Norsted Reference & Research

Norstedt FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Norstedt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Norsted
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