Smestad Surname
Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname
Smestad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 714 | 1:7,202 | 732 |
| United States | 599 | 1:605,107 | 49,190 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Smestad Demographics
Average Smestad Salary in
United States
$50,682 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smestad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smestad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smestad (Russian: Сместад) has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smestad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 279,970th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Smestad live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 7,202. In Norway Smestad is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent live, Central Norway, where 6 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
Smestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Smestad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smestad surname expanded 9,983 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Smestad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Smestad surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.
The amount Smestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning 334,971 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,682 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smedstad | 93 | 576 | / |
| Smestead | 93 | 12 | / |
| Smesta | 92 | 21 | / |
| Smeastead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Smistad | 86 | 277 | / |
| Smystad | 86 | 2 | / |
| Smedsta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smeta | 83 | 57 | / |
| Smedstat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Smehta | 77 | 7 | / |
| Szmeta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Smeeta | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shmeta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smetha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smetoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smmeta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schmeshta | 75 | 0 | / |
| Smithstad | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shmetaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smehtaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smita | 67 | 2,980 | / |
| Cmeta | 67 | 113 | / |
| Szmechta | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schmieta | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schmetau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Smyta | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shmeitah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Çmeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shmeitat | 67 | 1 | / |
Smestad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smestad in the Russian language | ||
| Сместад | smestad | - |
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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 Smestad
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