Reigstad Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Reigstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reigstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5421:9,4881,012
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Reigstad Last Name Facts

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

Reigstad is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reigstad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,014th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Reigstad reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Reigstad is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 542 people, or 1 in 9,488. In Norway Reigstad is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 82 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Reigstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reigstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reigstad surname increased 3,714 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reigstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reigstad last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reigstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning 328,382 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigstad93151/
Regstad9364/
Rekstad80547/
Rikstad80305/
Ragstad804/
Rexstad803/
Rigstod801/
Reichstadt78310/
Raugstad75234/
Richstad75100/
Rickstad7564/
Årikstad7525/
Rexstead750/
Reckstadt7185/
Reichstat711/
Reksta711/
Rickstead711/
Richstead710/
Rechstadt710/
Richstadt710/
Rakstad67141/
Rieksta67106/
Reichstatt6726/
Rekshta678/
Rueckstadt671/
Raxstad671/
Riechstadt671/
Reichstaut671/

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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 Reigstad
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