Olestad Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Olestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway471:109,41014,618
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Olestad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olestad occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olestad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Olestad live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 109,410. In Norway Olestad is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 87 percent live and Western Norway, where 13 percent live. Other than Norway it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Olestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olestad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olestad last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Olestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 28.35% less than the national average, earning 247,957 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ollestad93284/
Olestead930/
Olestadt930/
Olstad922,552/
Olesta926/
Ollestead881/
Holestead880/
Holstad861,624/
Olstead86131/
Olstadt8656/
Ulestad8649/
Alestad8613/
Holesta868/
Elestad867/
Olstads863/
Oelstad861/
Golstad861/
Oleta832,059/
Olsta8360/
Holstead80942/
Ellestad80864/
Ullestad80344/
Hoelstad80202/
Allestad80113/
Golestat8012/
Aslestad809/
Golestha802/
Ollstead800/
Golstead800/
Gulestad800/
Holstadt800/
Holeta771,808/
Alstad771,640/
Elstad771,364/
Olleta771,358/
Olszta77588/
Ulstad77468/
Goleta77368/
Oletta77146/
Alesta7770/
Olista7767/
Oleita7726/
Golsta7725/
Oleata7724/
Olieta7722/
Oletha777/
Holsta774/
Olshta772/
Oleeta771/
Olesto771/
Oleyta771/
Olstat770/
Olstea770/
Hatlestad751,086/
Haslestad75205/
Gullestad75182/
Hellestad7558/
Aaslestad7541/
Hallestad7517/
Hollstadt7515/
Ullestead752/
Helaestad751/
Ellestead751/
Halgestad751/
Ellestadt750/
Halestead750/
Gulstad71483/
Helstad71478/
Alstadt71282/
Galstad71258/
Alstead71251/
Halstad71217/
Aalstad71167/
Alostad7179/
Alestas7171/
Ullstad7152/
Gouleta7151/
Goletta7144/
Elstadt7139/
Aulstad7134/
Hattlestad7133/
Holešta7129/
Elstead7124/
Holstay7120/
Holeata7113/
Holista7112/
Atlesta7111/
Allesta719/
Ollieta719/
Holstaa716/
Galesta715/
Alastad713/
Ellstad713/
Ooleyta713/
Allstad713/
Golstay713/
Aulesta712/
Halgestead711/
Olgetta711/
Holetta711/
Hollsteadt711/
Goletha711/
Ulstead711/
Ouleita711/
Olletta711/
Golshta711/
Golleta711/
Ahlstad711/
Aliesta711/
Alestaa711/
Olethea711/
Alethad711/
Aleztad711/
Oleatha710/
Holstta710/
Holstod710/
Holstat710/
Alestat710/
Halstead6717,634/
Olita674,119/
Aleta673,022/
Oleto67415/
Allstadt67173/
Allstead6788/
Hellstad6726/
Gullstad6723/
Alastadh6719/
Gallstad6713/
Alsta6710/
Olßta678/
Aulstead674/
Alestath674/
Ahlstead673/
Hattlestead673/
Allestas673/
Helstead672/
Golletta672/
Hatletad671/
Hasletad671/
Alistadt671/
Alshtadt671/
Golaitad671/
Alastaad671/
Olaiceta671/
Gulstadt670/
Halstaad670/
Allstadd670/
Ellstead670/
Ellestod670/
Halstadt670/
Ahlstadt670/
Alsteaud670/
Hallstad670/
Ellistad670/
Hollista670/
Hulstead670/
Alsteadt670/

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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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  • 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 Olestad
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