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

The last name Sylstad is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Sylstad is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sylstad live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 54 percent live and Central Norway, where 46 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Sylstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sylstad last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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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