Ringstad Surname

175,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ringstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ringstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,5891:3,236294
United States6761:536,18244,521
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Canada471:783,94961,790
Australia391:692,19746,687
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Ringstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ringstad occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ringstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Ringstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 175,797th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,991,603 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ringstad live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

Ringstad is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 1,589 people, or 1 in 3,236. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 63 percent are found, Western Norway, where 23 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Ringstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ringstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ringstad surname rose 3,756 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ringstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ringstad last name are 1.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ringstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning 338,222 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,514 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
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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 Ringstad
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