Valstad Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Valstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4761:10,8031,199
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Valstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valstad is found most frequently in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Valstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Valstad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 564,325th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Valstad live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

Valstad is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 10,803. In Norway Valstad is mostly concentrated in: Central Norway, where 55 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 34 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.

Valstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valstad has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Valstad last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Valstad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning 334,163 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $53,569 USD 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
  • 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 Valstad
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