Prestgard Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Prestgard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prestgard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Norway161:321,39331,311
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Prestgård (1) are calculated separately.

Prestgard Last Name Facts

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

Prestgard is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Prestgård. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestgard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Prestgard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Prestgard reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Prestgard is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 69 percent reside, Colorado, where 7 percent reside and California, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 32 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 8 percent reside.

Prestgard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prestgard are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Prestgard earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning 372,075 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.21% less than the national average, earning $30,112 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Prestgard
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