Tunstad Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tunstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tunstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway681:75,62210,585
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Sweden161:615,42245,338

Tunstad Last Name Facts

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

Tunstad has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Tunstad are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 75,622. In Norway Tunstad is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 50 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Other than Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Sweden, where 16 percent live.

Tunstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tunstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning 302,360 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tunstead93421/
Tunsta920/
Tonstad86293/
Tumstad861/
Tunstat860/
Thonstad8057/
Tunstate800/
Tunçtaş7136/
Tunçtop5742/
Tumjtha571/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tunstad
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis