Rygnestad Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rygnestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rygnestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway621:82,94011,515
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Rygnestad Last Name Facts

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

Rygnestad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rygnestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rygnestad is the 2,203,767th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Rygnestad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Rygnestad live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

Rygnestad is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 82,940. In Norway it is primarily found in: Southern Norway, where 47 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 42 percent live and Central Norway, where 10 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Rygnestad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rygnestad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.04% more than the national average, earning 429,263 kr per year and in Canada they earn 16.03% less than the national average, earning $41,717 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rynestad9441/
Røynestad89144/
Roynestad8943/
Rinestad821/
Roinestad78145/
Ringestad7819/
Røinestad7817/
Roynestod781/
Reinestad781/
Rayneta751/
Regnetta7134/
Renetaud7126/
Raynetta714/
Reneta6732/
Reneteaud6732/
Rynita675/
Rineta672/
Roinestah671/

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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 Rygnestad
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