Urstad Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Urstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2251:22,8552,984
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Urstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urstad has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Urstad occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Urstad are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 22,855. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 51 percent are found, Western Norway, where 19 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 16 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Urstad Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Urstad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning 296,239 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aurstad92274/
Urstadt92171/
Gurstad928/
Hurstad927/
Ursta91645/
Uhrstadt864/
Gurstadt862/
Hurstead860/
Orstad83363/
Hursta8328/
Irstad8312/
Urszta831/
Goursta77578/
Horstad77106/
Orstead7781/
Ihrstad7732/
Hirstad7715/
Orstadt773/
Hurstat770/
Horstead71449/
Horrstad711/
Horsta6711/
Hursto671/
Hursthood671/
Orstat670/
Orsthai621/
Horshtay574/
Horsthah571/
Horsto501/
Orstho501/
Orstot500/

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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 Urstad
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