Rikstad Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rikstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rikstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2611:19,7022,515
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rikstad Last Name Facts

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

Rikstad is most common in Norway. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rikstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 883,255th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Rikstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Rikstad are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 19,702. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Central Norway, where 21 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Rikstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rikstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rikstad surname increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rikstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rikstad surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rikstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning 323,508 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.63% more than the national average, earning $56,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,839 CAD 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
  • 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 Rikstad
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