Rørstad Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Rørstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rørstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2761:18,6312,346
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rørstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rørstad is found most in Norway. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rørstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Rørstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 937,786th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Rørstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Rørstad are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Rørstad is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 18,631. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 59 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent are found and Central Norway, where 6 percent are found. Barring Norway it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Rørstad Last Name Statistics demography

Rørstad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning 378,542 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Røstad92911/
Ørstad9275/
Røsstad86112/
Hørstad866/
Rstad8310/
Ræstad77233/
Årstad77189/
Råstad7749/
Rsta731/
Hårstad71502/
Hærstad711/
Røsto672/
Rstas671/
Rstah671/
Uanrstad670/
Hårsta6214/
Rsthod621/
Rhstajh571/
Rsto551/
Rxta551/
Hrsto50168/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rørstad
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