Ulvestad Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ulvestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulvestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6601:7,791811
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Ulvestad Last Name Facts

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

Ulvestad (Russian: Улвестад) has its highest incidence in Norway. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ulvestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulvestad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 366,594th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name Ulvestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ulvestad live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 660 people, or 1 in 7,791. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 60 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Norway it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Ulvestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ulvestad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ulvestad last name expanded 1,390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ulvestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ulvestad last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% registered with the party.

The amount Ulvestad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning 320,913 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $49,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ulvestad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulvestad in the Russian language
Улвестадulvestad-

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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
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  • 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 Ulvestad
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