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

Omestad is found most frequently in Norway. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Omestad is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Omestad reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 70,442. In Norway Omestad is most numerous in: Southern Norway, where 95 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 4 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 1 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Omestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Omestad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Omestad last name expanded 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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