Rimestad Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Rimestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rimestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1631:31,5484,375
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rimestad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rimestad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 908,336th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname Rimestad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rimestad are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 31,548. In Norway Rimestad is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 83 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Denmark, where 15 percent reside.

Rimestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rimestad last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rimestad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning 344,998 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,013 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reimestad940/
Rimeeta801/
Remeta71718/
Rimeto7112/
Rimita713/
Remastead711/
Remetea67122/
Resmita67122/
Remetta67118/
Rismita6722/
Remista6714/
Rojmeta676/
Rimitha673/
Rimaita671/
Rimitta671/
Rismaita6332/
Raimisto637/
Resmitha635/
Rojmetha635/
Resmaita632/
Remissta631/
Resmithap592/
Remita575,046/
Remeto5753/
Rimyto574/
Remyta571/
Rémita571/
Remeteiova562/
Remitha53568/
Retmita53223/
Remitay53183/
Remetei5394/
Resmito5331/
Rimoito539/
Remetey539/
Remetto533/
Remitta532/
Rehmeto531/
Remmita531/
Remisto531/
Remaita531/

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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 Rimestad
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