Sjåstad Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sjåstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjåstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4091:12,5731,432
Sweden371:266,12918,422
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Sjåstad Last Name Facts

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

Sjåstad is most common in Norway. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjåstad? popularity and diffusion

Sjåstad is the 666,162nd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sjåstad reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 12,573. In Norway Sjåstad is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Sjåstad Last Name Statistics demography

Sjåstad earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning 341,405 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jåstad92111/
Såstad9244/
Sjstad923/
Åstad8310/
Sæstad77176/
Håstad7718/
Stad73693/
Jsta731/
Stead6719,239/
Staud671,177/
Stadt67939/
Stadh67122/
Staid6796/
Stads6793/
Østad6750/
Stadd6728/
Staad6726/
Sjdta674/
Stayd672/
Sìsta671/
Shsta671/
Stahd670/

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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 Sjåstad
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