Valestrand Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Valestrand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valestrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1751:29,3844,055
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Valestrand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valestrand is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valestrand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,177,228th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Valestrand reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 29,384. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 66 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Valestrand Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Valestrand earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12% less than the national average, earning 304,539 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.07% less than the national average, earning $41,204 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Valestrand
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