Sylstad Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sylstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway351:146,92218,432
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sylstad Last Name Facts

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

Sylstad is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sylstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sylstad live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia.

Sylstad is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 54 percent reside and Central Norway, where 46 percent reside. Apart from Norway it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Sylstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylstad surname 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 Sylstad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.81% less than the national average, earning 267,127 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selstad86460/
Shelstad80714/
Sjulstad80173/
Selstead8017/
Sellstad807/
Sjelstad804/
Shilstad800/
Silstead800/
Zylsta771/
Shelstead7552/
Schelstad755/
Shellstad752/
Shilstead750/
Shelsta7189/
Selstap715/
Shellestad713/
Shillestad713/
Szelsta711/
Chelstad6720/
Shilstat6711/
Shelstod672/
Schillestad671/
Shelstta671/
Selsto627/
Cilsta621/
Schelstate591/
Zellsta572/
Selchta571/
Scelsto571/

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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 Sylstad
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