Skarstedt Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skarstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skarstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden881:111,8958,035
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Skårstedt (32) are calculated separately.

Skarstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skarstedt is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Skårstedt. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skarstedt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Skarstedt is the 1,612,213th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Skarstedt live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Skarstedt is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 111,895. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 35 percent are found, Jönköping County, where 17 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Skarstedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skarstedt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skarstedt Last Name Statistics demography

Skarstedt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Skarstedt
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