Samstad Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Samstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway701:73,46110,305
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Samstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samstad is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Samstad reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 73,461. In Norway Samstad is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 70 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent are found and Western Norway, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Samstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Samstad surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samstad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning 403,787 kr per year and in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samstadt931/
Samstead931/
Sanstad8678/
Jamstad865/
Semstad862/
Somstad860/
Sanstead80112/
Sanstadt805/
Semstead803/
Shamshta801/
Shamstat801/
Zamsta771/
Schemstad7513/
Sanstha7154/
Sonstad7134/
Comstad7113/
Schemstead711/
Zaanstad6717/
Shonstad670/
Comstadt670/
Hjeimstad631/
Sancta6229/
Sanjta6215/
Zansta621/
Schonstadt590/
Shonsta5710/
Sanstoi572/
Sanchta571/
Sanstey571/
Seimstoth501/

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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 Samstad
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