Skaflestad Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skaflestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skaflestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway851:60,4978,623
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Skaflestad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skaflestad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaflestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skaflestad is the 1,385,851st most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Skaflestad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Skaflestad reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Skaflestad is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 60,497. In Norway Skaflestad is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 78 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 19 percent live and Northern Norway, where 2 percent live. Beside Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Skaflestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Skaflestad are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Skaflestad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning 358,510 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skafelstad901/
Skyvulstad7032/

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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
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  • 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 Skaflestad
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