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 held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rimestad is the 908,336th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rimestad are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 31,548. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 83 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent live and Northern Norway, where 1 percent live. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Denmark, where 15 percent live.

Rimestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rimestad surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Rimestad
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