Svalestad Surname

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

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Svalestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Svalestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1091:47,1776,760
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Svalestad Last Name Facts

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

Svalestad occurs most in Norway. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Svalestad? popularity and diffusion

Svalestad is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Svalestad live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 47,177. In Norway Svalestad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 49 percent are found, Western Norway, where 49 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Norway it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Svalestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Svalestad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Svalestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Svalestad last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Svalestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning 338,140 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Svalstad94132/
Svalstead891/
Svelstad8238/
Swalstad8232/
Zvaleta753/
Suhaleta711/
Sualita6339/
Swalita636/
Jvalita634/
Cualheta5914/
Suholeta591/
Cuallheta561/
Jualita501/

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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 Svalestad
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