Røstad Surname

389,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Røstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Røstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9031:5,695571
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Rstad (10) are calculated separately.

Røstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Røstad is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Rstad. Click here for further possible spellings of Røstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Røstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Røstad is the 389,084th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,999,502 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Røstad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Røstad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 903 people, or 1 in 5,695. In Norway Røstad is most common in: Central Norway, where 44 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 34 percent live and Southern Norway, where 10 percent live. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Røstad Last Name Statistics demography

Røstad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning 367,177 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rstad9710/
Rørstad92280/
Røsstad92112/
Ræstad83233/
Årstad83189/
Ørstad8375/
Råstad8349/
Rsta801/
Hårstad77502/
Hørstad776/
Hærstad771/
Røsto732/
Rstah731/
Rstas731/
Uanrstad710/
Hårsta6714/
Rsthod671/
Rhstajh621/
Rsto601/
Rxta601/
Hrsto55168/
Rhstey501/

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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 Røstad
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