Søftestad Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Søftestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Søftestad Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway231:223,57824,793
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Søftestad Demographics

Average Søftestad Salary in
Norway

244,777 kr

Per year
Rank:
59,292 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000313811
Rank: 31,454 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
70.73%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Søftestad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Søftestad occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Søftestad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Søftestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Søftestad reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Søftestad is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 223,578. In Norway Søftestad is most numerous in: Southern Norway, where 74 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent reside and Western Norway, where 4 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Søftestad Last Name Statistics demography

Søftestad earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning 244,777 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syftestad89104/
Syftastad781/
Svedestad679/
Safdostat56516/
Svedestedt5324/
Safdostood532/
Sfdhsdhada531/

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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 Søftestad
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