Rokstad Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rokstad Surname User-submission:

Meaning: 'of the sea mist'.

Rokstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3801:13,5321,554
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rokstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'of the sea mist'.

- ajrokstad

Rokstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rokstad (Russian: Рокстад) is most common in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rokstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 694,796th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname Rokstad is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Rokstad live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 13,532. In Norway Rokstad is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 50 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 19 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Rokstad exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Rokstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rokstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rokstad surname grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rokstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rokstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning 321,375 kr per year; in United States they earn 78% more than the national average, earning $76,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $55,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rockstad93340/
Rodkstad931/
Rokstead930/
Rockstead88157/
Rogstad861,393/
Rekstad86547/
Rakstad86141/
Rukstad8675/
Rochstad8013/
Rogstead801/
Rogstadt800/
D'Rockstead781/
Reckstadt7585/
Rückstadt7517/
Rockstate750/
Regstad7164/
Rugstad7162/
Ragstad714/
Rexstad713/
Raxstad711/
Rakhshtadt711/
Rogstod711/
Raugstad67234/
Reksztat6714/
Rexstead670/
Raucstadt6320/
Rechstadt630/
Rauchstadt5914/

Rokstad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rokstad in the Russian language
Рокстадrokstad-

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