Pollestad Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Pollestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pollestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4271:12,0431,365
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pollestad Last Name Facts

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

Pollestad occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pollestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Pollestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 638,206th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pollestad are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 12,043. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 86 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 9 percent live and Southern Norway, where 3 percent live. Apart from Norway it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Pollestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pollestad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning 383,969 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.19% less than the national average, earning $33,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polestad944/
Polleta8812/
Polesta883/
Polletta821,116/
Poleta80195/
Pouletaud7882/
Polista75119/
Polleto7592/
Poletta7591/
Poletay7561/
Palleta7542/
Pollita7512/
Poletai758/
Palesta757/
Poleita752/
Poletau752/
Poletod751/
Polletto7146/
Pahlstad7115/
Pollieto7110/
Palletta715/
Pouleita714/
Pallieta711/
Palletas711/
Paulesta711/
Paleta672,525/
Poleto671,937/
Polita671,661/
Palleteau6712/
Peulletai672/
Poullitas671/
Poletaich671/

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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 Pollestad
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