Thonstad Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thonstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thonstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway391:131,85317,004
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Thonstad Last Name Facts

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

Thonstad is most common in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Thonstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Thonstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thonstad is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Thonstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Thonstad are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Thonstad is most common in Norway, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 131,853. In Norway Thonstad is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 72 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 28 percent reside. Barring Norway Thonstad exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside.

Thonstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thonstad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thonstad last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thonstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thonstad are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thonstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning 354,912 kr per year and in United States they earn 38.39% more than the national average, earning $59,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonstad93293/
Thomstad8824/
Tunstad80102/
Tomstad8020/
Tanstad803/
Tunstead75421/
Tanstead750/
Thonjthai711/
Tumstad671/
Tunstat670/
Tanstach631/
Tunstate630/
Tomsto571/
Tamstta531/

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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 Thonstad
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