Rapstad Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rapstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway331:155,82719,235
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911

Rapstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapstad is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rapstad is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Rapstad are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Rapstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 155,827. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 76 percent live and Western Norway, where 24 percent live. Beside Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Rapstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rapstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning 309,774 kr per year and in United States they earn 61.39% more than the national average, earning $69,640 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Repstad86322/
Ropstad86129/
Rabstad8620/
Hrappstead8265/
Robstad71360/
Rebstad7128/
Repstat714/
Rebstadt679/
Reipsteat630/
Rebstat572/

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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 Rapstad
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