Omsted Surname

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

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Omsted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway671:76,75110,726
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Omsted Last Name Facts

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

Omsted is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Omsted.

How Common Is The Last Name Omsted? popularity and diffusion

The last name Omsted is the 1,907,068th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. Omsted is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Omsted reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 76,751. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 91 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 7 percent are found and Western Norway, where 1 percent are found. Barring Norway Omsted is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Omsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Omsted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Omsted last name declined 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Omsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Omsted last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Omsted earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.19% more than the national average, earning 526,694 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omstead92525/
Homsted9238/
Omstedt9220/
Oomsted923/
Ohmsted921/
Omnsted920/
Omste915/
Ohmstedt86129/
Homstead8664/
Ohmstead8659/
Oimstead862/
Homstedt861/
Omnstead861/
Oumsteed860/
Umsted83433/
Onsted83102/
Amsted8312/
Omster831/
Umstead772,529/
Onstead77272/
Hemsted77228/
Amstead7799/
Ounsted7754/
Honsted7722/
Ohnsted7716/
Emstedt7714/
Gamsted778/
Oomstee777/
Umsteed775/
Hamsted774/
Humsted773/
Onstedt772/
Amsteed772/
Amstedt771/
Umstedd771/
Homstid770/
Umsteud770/
Umstedt770/
Homster770/
Emstead770/
Onste7314/
Hamstead71380/
Hemstead71224/
Hemstedt71167/
Gonstead7174/
Honstead7155/
Ohnstedt7149/
Hamstedt7135/
Ounstead7121/
Umsteadt7116/
Gamstedt7115/
Honstedt7113/
Ohnstead719/
Atmstead714/
Houmstei711/
Humstead711/
Amsteadt711/
Umsteddt711/
Gumstead710/
Hamsteed710/
Aamstead710/
Onnstead710/
Aumstead710/
Hohnsted710/
Ahmstedt710/
Onsteadt710/
Amster671,831/
Ansted67448/
Hohnstedt6736/
Hamnstedt6734/
Onstee6728/
Amstet6719/
Amstey6716/
Gamste673/
Onstes672/
Höhmstedt671/
Hamsstead670/
Hammstead670/
Hamsteadt670/
Umstid670/
Onstid670/
Umstet670/
Amstee670/
Amstie670/

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Omsted Reference & Research

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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 Omsted
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