Smedstad Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Smedstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smedstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Norway2411:21,3372,771
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Smedstad Last Name Facts

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

Smedstad is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smedstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 553,576th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Smedstad reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Smedstad is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Smedstad is most common in: Minnesota, where 24 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Smedstad is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 42 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Smedstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smedstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smedstad surname grew 2,092 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smedstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smedstad surname are 10.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Smedstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning 302,321 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $52,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smestad931,380/
Smedsta931/
Smestead8812/
Smedstat882/
Smesta8621/
Smeastead821/
Smistad80277/
Smystad802/
Smithstad710/
Schmeshta710/
Szmechta6348/
Schmechta5935/

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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 Smedstad
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