Opstad Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Opstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5451:9,4351,006
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England81:6,964,757184,742
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Opstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Opstad (Russian: Опстад) occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Opstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 424,566th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Opstad live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 9,435. In Norway Opstad is most common in: Western Norway, where 51 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 42 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Barring Norway it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Opstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Opstad last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Opstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning 343,852 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning $36,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopstad92229/
Opstadt9213/
Opsta9120/
Hopstead861/
Ovstad8369/
Opshta835/
Epstad831/
Hovstad77161/
Hopshta7795/
Hopszta7711/
Gopshta772/
Obsta7327/
Apsta7317/
Eppstadt7116/
Obshtadt718/
Hapstead711/
Hoopstat710/
Obshta6784/
Hapsta672/
Obszta671/
Obstat671/
Obstaa671/
Obstaj671/
Avstad671/
Hovsta670/
Havstad62155/
Obshtat6240/
Hobszta6213/
Havstatd570/
Avsta553/
Absta552/
Opšto551/
Obstoj50130/
Obstój50119/
Obstoy5042/
Obstoi5018/
Abstah501/
Obstei501/
Avshta501/
Obstos501/

Opstad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opstad in the Russian language
Опстадopstad-

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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 Opstad
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