Qvigstad Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Qvigstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qvigstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1371:37,5355,322
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Sweden121:820,56361,223

Qvigstad Last Name Facts

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

Qvigstad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qvigstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qvigstad is the 1,348,199th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Qvigstad live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Qvigstad is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 37,535. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent are found, Western Norway, where 18 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Sweden, where 7 percent are found.

Qvigstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Qvigstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 35.42% more than the national average, earning 468,656 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $51,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kvigstad8832/
Kvikstad75175/
Kvikkstad713/
Kvakstad635/
Kvakestad5912/
Kvakkestad5660/

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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
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  • 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 Qvigstad
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