Omestad Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Omestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway731:70,4429,915
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Denmark61:940,78647,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Omestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omestad has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. Omestad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Omestad are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 70,442. In Norway Omestad is most common in: Southern Norway, where 95 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 4 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Not including Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Omestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Omestad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Omestad surname increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Omestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Omestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning 323,014 kr per year and in United States they earn 97.57% more than the national average, earning $85,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homestad9338/
Ommestad937/
Omestead930/
Homestead888/
Hommestad884/
Amestad86105/
Omeshta8611/
Gomesta865/
Emestad861/
O'Mesta861/
Ometa831,100/
Hommestaad822/
Hommetstad820/
Aamestad802/
Homestea801/
Amestead800/
Ometta7737/
Hometa7735/
Gometa7724/
Omeata7715/
Omeuta7714/
Omesto7712/
Amesta779/
Ometga774/
Oumeta773/
Ometah773/
Omeita772/
Omieta772/
Ometha772/
Ometai771/
Omista771/
Ometaj771/
Ometea770/
Hemmestad7578/
Ammexstad751/
Amistad715,917/
Amestas71161/
Oumheta71135/
Ammesta715/
Goumettaud712/
Hometha711/
Ahmetad711/
Ameshta711/
Hemmestead711/
Amestha711/
Oumehta711/
Amethad710/
Ameta672,204/
Omita672,161/
Ometo67322/
Oumhetta67169/
Amestass679/
Amistead677/
Oumechta671/
Amesstas671/
Amaistad671/
Hamistad671/
Omyta671/
Oumeheta671/

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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 Omestad
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