Rimstad Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rimstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rimstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2811:18,3002,297
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Rimstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rimstad is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 704,927th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rimstad are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Rimstad is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 18,300. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 60 percent are found, Western Norway, where 30 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Norway this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Rimstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rimstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rimstad surname grew 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rimstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rimstad are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rimstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning 390,768 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning $32,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% less than the national average, earning $45,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reimstad937/
Rimstead937/
Remstad8643/
Rinstad8642/
Rumstadt8021/
Røymstad8012/
Rejmstad806/
Remstadt802/
Rionstad801/
Rumstead800/
Remstead800/
Rnstad771/
Rønstad71131/
Renstad7113/
Riensta711/
Renstead6730/
Rønnstad674/
Roenstad674/
Rennstad671/
Renstadt670/
Ruinstah670/
Rhönnstad6346/
Rensta621/
Hrynshtadt595/
Hrynshtat5011/

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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 Rimstad
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