Rugstad Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rugstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rugstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway561:91,82712,640
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183

Rugstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rugstad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rugstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Rugstad is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rugstad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 91,827. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Western Norway, where 2 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent reside.

Rugstad Last Name Statistics demography

Rugstad earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning 351,192 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raugstad93234/
Rugsta921/
Rogstad861,393/
Rigstad86151/
Rukstad8675/
Rogstead801/
Rogstadt800/
Ruksta771/
Raucstadt7520/
Rokstad71425/
Rikstad71305/
Rukshta7120/
Rauchstadt7114/
Rukszta718/
Rueckstadt711/
Rauksta711/
Rigstod711/
Rogstod711/
Rockstad67340/
Richstad67100/
Rickstad6764/
Årikstad6725/
Raukstas671/
Raukshta671/
Rukstais671/
Rokstead670/
Rockstead63157/
Rückstadt6317/
Rickstead631/
Richstead630/
Richstadt630/
Rukszto5752/
Ruxthai5711/
Raukšta571/
Rocksta570/
D'Rockstead561/
Raukštas531/
Rickstat531/
Richstat530/

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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 Rugstad
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