Walstad Surname

316,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Walstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7661:473,18440,205
Norway3761:13,6761,565
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Walstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walstad is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Walstad.

How Common Is The Last Name Walstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 316,633rd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,155,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Walstad live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 766 people, or 1 in 473,184. In The United States Walstad is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 20 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and North Dakota, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Walstad exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 32 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Walstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walstad last name rose 2,641 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walstad surname are 22.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.87% registered with the party.

The amount Walstad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning 369,453 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,430 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walstead93267/
Wallstad9315/
Walestad9313/
Hwalstad936/
Wahlstad933/
Walstadt931/
Wallestad88153/
Wallstead8842/
Wahlstadt8823/
Wealstead883/
Wahlstead880/
Balstad86583/
Valstad86561/
Wolstad8682/
Walesta861/
Wallsteadt8218/
Hvalstad8062/
Wollstad8028/
Balstead803/
Ballstad803/
Valstead801/
Wolstead801/
Walsteat801/
Valstadt800/
Valsta7733/
Vallestad75316/
Ballestad75300/
Wollstadt75162/
Ballstadt75127/
Vatlestad7559/
Vaslestad7539/
Wohlstadt7521/
Wollestad758/
Woolstead751/
Ballstead751/
Vallstadt750/
Bolstad713,782/
Volstad71232/
Balesta71175/
Wolstat7112/
Ballsteadt714/
Valesta712/
Vaalsta712/
Balshta711/
Balstah711/
Ballesta6710,868/
Vallesta67240/
Vollstad67119/
Bolstead6737/
Balestat6726/
Volstead679/
Bolstadt672/
Wallstoz671/
Volstadt671/
Wolstate671/

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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 Walstad
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