Sonstad Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sonstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway311:165,88020,092
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sonstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonstad has its highest incidence in Norway. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonstad is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sonstad are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 165,880. In Norway Sonstad is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 65 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Norway Sonstad exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Sonstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sonstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sonstad surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonstad Last Name Statistics demography

Sonstad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning 315,641 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonstad930/
Sanstad8678/
Jonstad8677/
Constad8624/
Sunstad8617/
Shonsta8610/
Somstad860/
Shoenstadt820/
Schonstadt820/
Johnstad80427/
Sanstead80112/
Sunstead808/
Sanstadt805/
Constadt800/
Schoenstadt7867/
Soncta77132/
Sumstad71320/
Samstad71121/
Sanstha7154/
Janstad7126/
Constat715/
Shensteadt710/
Zaanstad6717/
Constatt671/
Sumstead671/
Constaut671/
Samstead671/
Samstadt671/
Sancta6229/
Sanjta6215/
Zansta621/
Jamstad575/
Sanstoi572/
Sanchta571/
Sanstey571/
Constot570/
Canstatt5331/
Schottenstei539/
Shamshta531/
Shamstat531/
Coinstot531/

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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 Sonstad
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